buildings

Describes how an Italian immigrant built three unusual towers in his backyard in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Simple text and color illustrations introduce readers to the Washington Monument and discusses how it is a symbol of patriotism for the United States of America.

Photographic images plus text trace the history of mimetic architecture in the United States.

Explains how different parts of a building, such as columns, walls, beams, buttresses, rods, and cables, function to support great weight and stress.

Explains the cause and effects of global warming, describes the contribution of buildings to global warming, and discusses building techniques and technologies and consumer actions that can reduce the amount of wasted energy.

Provides an introduction to basic two- and three-dimensional shapes through photographs of some of the world's greatest works of architecture.

Presents a collection of over one hundred thirty archival and newer photographs and illustrations describing five Spanish missions of San Antonio, and includes archeological data and discoveries.

A photographic journey though five thousand years of architecture, examining cultural and historic details associated with some of the world's most significant buildings and structures.