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Building Big: Domes

Why this shape and not that? Why steel instead of concrete or stone? Why put it here and not over there? These are the kinds of questions that David Macaulay asks himself when he observes an architectural wonder. These questions take him back to the basic process of design from which all structures begin, from the realization of a need for the structure to the struggles of the engineers and designers to map out and create the final construction. As only he can, David Macaulay engages readers' imaginations and gets them thinking about structures they see and use every day -- bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers, domes, and dams. In Building Big he focuses on the connections between the planning and design problems and the solutions that are finally reached. Whether a structure is imposing or inspiring, he shows us that common sense and logic play just as important a part in architecture as imagination and technology do. As always, Macaulay inspires readers of all ages to look at their world in a new way.

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  • "Tunnels"
  • "Großes Buch der Bautechnik"
  • "Skyscrapers"
  • "Grosses Buch der Bautechnik"
  • "Bridges"
  • "Domes"
  • "Dams"
  • "Bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, tunnels"@en

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  • "Companion volume to PBS series which originally aired October 2000."
  • "Companion Web site to the five-part PBS television miniseries on megastructures, hosted by David Macaulay. Provides information on: Bridges, Domes, Skyscrapers, Dams, and Tunnels, and, the engineers, architects, and builders who designed and built them. Site provides hands-on activities, information about the series, and, a wonders of the world databank."
  • "Why this shape and not that? Why steel instead of concrete or stone? Why put it here and not over there? These are the kinds of questions that David Macaulay asks himself when he observes an architectural wonder. These questions take him back to the basic process of design from which all structures begin, from the realization of a need for the structure to the struggles of the engineers and designers to map out and create the final construction. As only he can, David Macaulay engages readers' imaginations and gets them thinking about structures they see and use every day -- bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers, domes, and dams. In Building Big he focuses on the connections between the planning and design problems and the solutions that are finally reached. Whether a structure is imposing or inspiring, he shows us that common sense and logic play just as important a part in architecture as imagination and technology do. As always, Macaulay inspires readers of all ages to look at their world in a new way."
  • "Why this shape and not that? Why steel instead of concrete or stone? Why put it here and not over there? These are the kinds of questions that David Macaulay asks himself when he observes an architectural wonder. These questions take him back to the basic process of design from which all structures begin, from the realization of a need for the structure to the struggles of the engineers and designers to map out and create the final construction. As only he can, David Macaulay engages readers' imaginations and gets them thinking about structures they see and use every day -- bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers, domes, and dams. In Building Big he focuses on the connections between the planning and design problems and the solutions that are finally reached. Whether a structure is imposing or inspiring, he shows us that common sense and logic play just as important a part in architecture as imagination and technology do. As always, Macaulay inspires readers of all ages to look at their world in a new way."@en
  • "Produced for PBS Online by WGBH, Boston, as a companion to the five-part television series, explores the engineering that goes into building bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, and tunnels. Includes interactive labs and problems, biographical sketches of real-life engineers, a databank of large structures around the world, and an educators' guide."@en
  • "Des réponses aux questions soulevées par l'ampleur des grands projets d'architecture : ponts, tunnels, tours, barrages, etc."

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  • "Jugendsachbuch"
  • "Juvenile works"
  • "Juvenile works"@en
  • "History"@en
  • "Downloadable Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ebooks"@en
  • "Vidéo"
  • "Llibres i lectura per a infants i joves"

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  • "建築巨無霸"
  • "Building Big: Domes"@en
  • "David Macaulay's grosses Buch der Bautechnik"
  • "Building Big: Tunnels"
  • "Jian zhu ju wu ba"
  • "Building big bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, tunnels"@en
  • "Building Big: Bridges"
  • "Les grandes constructions"
  • "Building Big"@en
  • "Building Big"
  • "Building big"
  • "Building big [Chinese]"@en
  • "Building big"@en
  • "David Macaulay's großes Buch der Bautechnik"
  • "Les Grandes constructions"

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