architects

From folk art to photography, architecture to painting, sculpture to music, female Cuban artists have long gone unnoticed on a global scale. This poetry collection highlights the lives and legacies of eight Cuban women who have redefined art in their communities.

"Rubble knows that teamwork can get any job done. So, when city hall needs a new roof, he calls on Mix, Charger, Wheeler, and the rest of his pup family for help"--Provided by publisher.

Green architecture includes structures that use sustainable materials and energy sources. This book showcases fascinating green buildings-from houses and arenas to offices and museums-and the architects who built them! A table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, design activity, and sidebars are included in this title.

"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to architects." --.

Architecture & construction provides an introduction to the nationally recognized architecture and construction career pathway.

Explore the wonders of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.

"When Antoni Gaud? can't go to school like the other kids, nature becomes his teacher. Later, when he trains to be an architect in Barcelona, his headmaster wonders, is he a 'genius or a fool'? Others think he is an artistic genius who is ahead of his time."--.

Presents a biography of Maya Lin, the creator of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., shows how she overcame many obstacles to share her creations, which were always connected to surrounding landscapes and nature.

Frank Lloyd Wright is the most influential and important architect of the twentieth century, and possibly of all time. Wright?s work continues to inspire all those who see it.

"Katie Yamasaki's ... picture book celebrates the life of her grandfather, the acclaimed Japanese American architect Minoru Yamasaki. Minoru Yamasaki described the feeling he sought to create in his buildings as 'serenity, surprise, and delight.' Here, Katie Yamasaki charts his life and work: his childhood in Seattle's Japanese immigrant community, paying his way through college working in Alaska's notorious salmon canneries, his success in architectural school, and the transformative structures he imagined and built. A Japanese American man who faced brutal anti-Asian racism in post-World War II America and an outsider to the architectural establishment, he nonetheless left his mark on the world, from the American Midwest to New York City, Asia, and the Middle East. This striking picture book renders one artist's work through the eyes of another, and tells a story of a man whose vision, hard work, and humanity led him to the pinnacle of his field"--Provided by publisher.