From mud huts to skyscrapers : architecture for children
(2012)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
J/720/PAXMANN,C

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Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Kids' Nonfiction J/720/PAXMANN,C Due: 2/3/2026

Details

PUBLISHED
Munich ; London : Prestel, [2012]
©2012
DESCRIPTION

63 pages : color illustrations ; 33 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9783791371139 (hbk.), 3791371134 (hbk.)
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

From caves to houses : the first human architecture -- The majesty of the pyramids -- How Greek antiquity worked -- Roman engineering -- Greek style -- Christian and antique : Byzantine mystique -- Massive and round : Romanesque -- Castles -- the archtecture of war -- A toast to the gothic cathedral! -- The Renaissance rediscovers the past -- A sigh in stone -- The beautiful, bulging Baroque -- Neoclassicism : nothing more than the ancient classics! -- Gothic revival : the latest trend from yesteryear -- Practical and beautiful : industrial buildings -- Art nouveau : plants made of stone -- Art déco : graceful, soaring, and luxurious -- The Bauhaus : open, functional, and practical -- A chapel and the beginnings of Brutalism -- Art in a snail's shell -- Spaceship architecture -- Sprouting architecture -- Deconstructivism : a big word for a crazy style! -- Dynamic architecture for swift athletes -- Creating blobitecture -- Eco-architects, flood houses, and vertical gardens -- Architecture in fast forward

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

Translated from the German

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