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Author:Nancy F. Castaldo
Buildings That Breathe: Greening the World's Cities
Imagine looking out from your 18th floor apartment in the middle of the city and seeing trees right in front of you. In an effort to stem climate change, reduce pollution, combat heat, and protect biodiversity, architects are teaming up with botanists, urban wildlife...- $18.99
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Author:Michael Woods
Construction Through the Ages: From Pyramids to Plumbing
Ancient societies built massive monuments, many of which still stand. How did ancient engineers and builders raise up the Great Wall of China or the Great Pyramids of Egypt? They often needed new materials and building techniques, both of which required studying construction technology.Around...- $37.32
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Author:Michael Woods
Construction Through the Ages: From Pyramids to Plumbing
From building brick houses to the Great Pyramids, ancient peoples accomplished great works of construction by developing new technologies and building off ancient building techniques. Discover the science behind the architecture of the ancient world.Author: Michael Woods, Mary B. WoodsISBN-10: 8765629914ISBN-13: 9798765629918Publisher: Twenty-First Century...- $14.99
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Author:Rute Nieto Ferreira
Big Letter Hunt: London: An Architectural A to Z Around the City
The Big Letter Hunt: London is an alphabet picture book that takes its readers - young and old - on a tour of England's capital to find giant letters hidden amongst the buildings and city streets. The architectural treasure hunt winds its way past...- $14.95
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Author:Anna M. Lewis
Women of Steel and Stone: 22 Inspirational Architects, Engineers, and Landscape Designers
2017 Best STEM Books List Women of Steel and Stone features 22 thoroughly researched and engaging profiles of architects, engineers, and landscape designers, describing these groundbreakers' strengths, interests, and challenges as they were growing up and starting their careers, and what they achieved. Inspiring...- $14.99
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Author:Sarah Bischoff
Design Like a Girl
Design Like a Girl: 30 groundbreaking women architects and designers throughout history. Including foundations in design. Design Like a Girl celebrates 30 groundbreaking women in the history of architecture and design. This book is intended for readers to ages 8-14, aiming to reach them...- $34.99
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Author:Tamra B. Orr
Working with Tech in Construction
When you think of a construction site, you might picture bulldozers, workers in hard hats, and huge iron beams being shifted into place. You might not imagine robots, drones, and 3D printers, but they are becoming essential equipment on modern building sites. The field...- $16.30
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Author:Tamra B. Orr
Working with Tech in Construction
When you think of a construction site, you might picture bulldozers, workers in hard hats, and huge iron beams being shifted into place. You might not imagine robots, drones, and 3D printers, but they are becoming essential equipment on modern building sites. The field...- $37.47
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Author:P. Leslie Waterhouse
The Story of Architecture throughout the Ages (Yesterday's Classics)
A detailed tour of architecture in the western world beginning with the Egyptian pyramids and ending with the skyscrapers of the early 20th century. In between the reader encounters the architecture of the Greeks, the Romans, the early Christians, and the Saracens, followed by...- $15.95
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Author:Nancy F. Castaldo
Buildings That Breathe: Greening the World's Cities
Imagine looking out from your 18th floor apartment in the middle of the city and seeing trees right in front of you. In an effort to stem climate change, reduce pollution, combat heat, and protect biodiversity, architects are teaming up with botanists, urban wildlife...- $37.32
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Author:Danielle Willkens
Architecture for Teens: A Beginner's Book for Aspiring Architects
A practical introduction to architecture for aspiring teen architects Architecture is a fascinating, diverse field that blends technology, creativity, engineering, and even psychology. Discover the possibilities with this in-depth choice in architecture books for teens. Delve into the world of architecture, learn about recent...- $15.99
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Author:David Macaulay
Mosque
An author and artist who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern people, David Macaulay here reveals the methods and materials used to design and construct a mosque in late-sixteenth- century Turkey. Through the fictional story and...- $12.99
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Author:Gladys Wynne
Architecture Shown to the Children (Yesterday's Classics)
A first book of architecture-Greek, Roman, Byzan-tine, Romanesque, Norman, Gothic, and Renaissance-with a chapter devoted to each style, presented in such a way as to awaken the interest of the reader in the buildings around them. We are first introduced to the distinctive elements...- $13.95
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Author:Anna M. Lewis
Women of Steel and Stone: 22 Inspirational Architects, Engineers, and Landscape Designers Volume 6
An inspiration for young people who love to design, build, and work with their hands, Women of Steel and Stone tells the stories of 22 female architects, engineers, and landscape designers from the 1800s to today. Engaging profiles based on historical research and firsthand...- $19.95
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Author:Jill Jonnes
Eiffel's Tower for Young People
Eiffel's Tower for Young People is a vivid, lively pageant of people and cultures meeting--and competing--on the world stage at the dawn of the modern era. The 1889 World's Fair was a worldwide event showcasing the cutting-edge cultural and technological accomplishments of the world's...- $17.95
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Author:Jill Jonnes
Eiffel's Tower for Young People
Eiffel's Tower for Young People is a vivid, lively pageant of people and cultures meeting--and competing--on the world stage at the dawn of the modern era. The 1889 World's Fair was a worldwide event showcasing the cutting-edge cultural and technological accomplishments of the world's...- $40.00
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Author:Katerina Cizek
Highrise: The Towers in the World and the World in the Towers
Adapted from the Emmy-winning, multimedia interactive documentary of the same name, Highrise is an in-depth exploration of the world's highrises and the people who live inside them. From the multi-story dwellings of Ancient Rome to the soaring glass skyscrapers of today, humans have used...- $24.95
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