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The story of buildings from the Pyramids to the Sydney Opera House and beyond

From the pyramid erected so that an Egyptian pharaoh would live forever to the dramatic, machine-like Pompidou Center, designed by two young, audacious architects, Patrick Dillon's stories of remarkable buildings -- and the remarkable people who made them -- celebrate the ingenuity of human creation...

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Main Author: Dillon, Patrick, 1962--
Other Authors: Biesty, Stephen
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2014
Subjects:
Building > Juvenile nonfiction.
Architecture > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:From the pyramid erected so that an Egyptian pharaoh would live forever to the dramatic, machine-like Pompidou Center, designed by two young, audacious architects, Patrick Dillon's stories of remarkable buildings -- and the remarkable people who made them -- celebrate the ingenuity of human creation.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:95 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
ISBN:0763669903
9780763669904
Author Notes:Patrick Dillon is an architect and historian. He is the author of The Story of Britain from the Norman Conquest to the European Union, a narrative history for children, and of two highly acclaimed history books for adults. On writing The Story of Buildings, he says, "My two favorite things are stories and buildings. Telling stories about buildings is as good as it gets." Patrick Dillon lives in London.

Stephen Biesty is the creator of Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections, which has sold more than a million copies worldwide since its publication in 1992. He lives in Somerset, England.

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