design and construction

Presents step-by-step, photo-illustrated instructions for home landscaping, covering design; plans; building; shaping; utilities; fences, walls, pillars, arbors, hedges, and trees; paths, patios, decks, and lawns; and decoration features.

Text, photographs, and diagrams provide designs for twelve birdhouses and twelve bird feeders with step-by-step instructions. Also includes a list of materials needed for each project.

Photographs and text document the creation of a violin by master violinmaker John Larrimore.

Introducing biomimicry, this book describes ideas for protective helmets by researching wood peckers' heads and flexible beaks.

Examines the design and purpose of the different parts of stock cars and describes how to construct them.

The story of Jim Ziolkowski, the man behind the organization buildOn--which turns inner city teens into community leaders at home and abroad--and his mission to change the world one community at a time. Under Jim's leadership, buildOn volunteers have contributed more than 850,000 hours of community service, and the organization has constructed more than 430 schools worldwide, from the South Bronx, to Detroit, Chicago, and Oakland, to Haiti, Senegal, Nicaragua, and Nepal.

Simple text and photographs describe the construction of a road and discuss the workers and equipment needed.

Describes the history, planning, and construction of skyscrapers.