ID | 018765 |
Call Number | 720/PAX |
Title Proper | From mud huts to skyscrapers: architecture for children |
Language | ENG |
Author | Paxmann, Christine ; Ibelings, Anne (ill.) ; Hall, Cynthia (Tr.) |
Publication | Munich, Prestel Publishing, 2012. |
Description | 63p Teal Spine |
Note | Filled with colourful architectural drawings and engaging texts, this history of architecture for children is a great way to introduce young readers to the subject. Children will be utterly absorbed by this journey through the history of architecture, from the earliest mud huts to today's soaring towers. |
Note | From caves to houses: The first human architecture The majesty of the pyramids - Great Pyramid of Giza How Greek antiquity worked - Parthenon Roman engineering Greek style - Colosseum Christian and antique: Byzantine mystique - Hagia Sophia Massive and round: Romanesque - Speyer Cathedral Castles The architecture of war - Eltz Castle A toast to the Gothic cathedrall - Cathedral of Chartres The Renaissance rediscovers the past - La Rotonda A sigh in stone - Taj Mahal The beautiful, bulging Baroque - Palace of Versailles Neoclassicism: Nothing more than the ancient classics! - Schauspielhaus Gothic Revival: The latest trend from yesteryear - Westminster Palace Practical and beautiful: Industrial buildings - Statue of Liberty and Eiffel Tower Art Nouveau: Plants made of stone - Sagrada Familia Art Deco: Graceful, soaring, and luxurious - Chrysler Building The Bauhaus: Open, functional, and practical A chapel and the beginnings of Brutalism - Ronchamp chapel Art in a snail's shell - Guggenheim Museum Spaceship architecture - Sydney Opera Sprouting architecture - Forest Spiral Deconstructivism: A big word for a crazy style! - Bilbao Guggenheim Museum Dynamic architecture for swift athletes - Bird's nest Creating blobitecture - Kunsthaus Graz Contents note continued: Eco-architects, flood houses, and vertical gardens Architecture in fast forward |
Standard Number | 9783791371139 |
Price. Qualification | Rs.1033(Hb) |
Classification Number | 720 |
Key Words | Architecture - History ; Buildings ; Architecture ; Structural engineering ; UOI - Monuments ; UOI - Materials for Building ; Structural engineering and construction |