buildings

Includes such topics as computer-aided design, new methods of building, new ways to use glass, green buildings, building for leisure and pleasure, floating worlds, and cities for the next century.

"Yesterday's science, today's technology." Explains the science behind the technology that is used in architecture. Includes activities.

Explores the history of the Empire State Building, discussing the building's planning, construction, controversies, and uses.

Chronicles the history of the White House, discussing George Washington's contest to find the building's original design and architect, the fire that leveled the house during the War of 1812, its reconstruction, and major renovations that have taken place since.

Photographs and text offer a tour of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, and offer information about its history and design.

This book discusses remarkable structures humans have the ability to build, describing the Channel Tunnel, Panama Canal, Christ the Redeemer statue, the Sydney Opera House, the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, and the Gateway Arch.

Examines different kinds of buildings throughout history, discussing their forms and purposes and how they were built.

Introduces readers to some of the most awe-inspiring, man-made creations in the world including the Great Wall of China, Stonehenge, the pyramids and Great Sphinx of Egypt, and Mount Rushmore.

Presents over two hundred photos and illustrations of the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris and discusses its history, design, construction, and style.

Contains an illustrated history of the Louvre museum in Paris, France, from its conception in 1792, through the completion of its expansion to "Grand Louvre" in 1998, including 650 photographs from its world-renowned collection of paintings, sculpture, antiquities, decorative and graphic arts.