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What holds up the Astrodome? Why did the Romans leave a hole in the roof of the Pantheon? Tour the world and trace the 2000-year history of domes with award-winning author/illustrator, and captivating storyteller, David Macaulay. From Houston's astrodome to Rome's St. Peter's Cathedral, to the geode...

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Corporate Authors: WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.). Science Unit, Production Group, Inc, WGBH Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Levenson, Thomas, Macaulay, David
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: [South Burlington, VT?] : WGBH Boston Video, Ã2004.
Series:Building big.
Subjects:
Domes > Design and construction > Juvenile films.
Domes > Juvenile films.
Islamic domes > Juvenile films.
Geodesic domes > Juvenile films.
Nonfiction television programs > Juvenile.
Educational television programs > Juvenile.
Documentary television programs > Juvenile.
Historical television programs > Juvenile.
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
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Summary:What holds up the Astrodome? Why did the Romans leave a hole in the roof of the Pantheon? Tour the world and trace the 2000-year history of domes with award-winning author/illustrator, and captivating storyteller, David Macaulay. From Houston's astrodome to Rome's St. Peter's Cathedral, to the geodesic domes of Buckminster Fuller, this video introduces ingenious designers, recounts rarely told heroic stories, and reveals amazing triumphs through spectacular film footage, fascinating facts, and dramatic recreations.
Item Description:Originally broadcast in 2000 as an episode of the public television mini-series, Building big.
Special features: printable materials for educators and parents ; access to the Building big Web site.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (65 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, NTSC, letterboxed; Dolby digital.
System requirements for DVD-ROM features: computer with DVD-ROM drive, Adobe Reader and Internet access.
Production Credits:Edited by Stephanie Munroe.
ISBN:1593752105
9781593752101
1593751982
9781593751982
Author Notes:David Macaulay was born on December 2, 1946 in Lancashire, England, but moved to Bloomfield, New Jersey when he was 11. He received a bachelor's degree in architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Before becoming an author and illustrator, he worked as an interior designer, a junior high school teacher, and instructor of interior design at RISD from 1969 to 1973.

His first book, Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction, was published in 1973. His other books include City, Castle, Pyramid, Mill, Underground, Mosque, The Way Things Work, Rome Antics, Shortcut,and How Machines Work. He has received numerous awards including a Caldecott Honor Medal in 1991 for Black and White and the Washington Children's Book Guild Award for a Body of Non-Fiction Work in 1977. He won the Royal Society young people¿s book prize for the best science books for children for his book How Machines Work.

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