The Story of Buildings: Fifteen Stunning Cross-sections from the Pyramids to the Sydney Opera House

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Patrick Dillon Stephen Biesty

The Story of Buildings

Fifteen Stunning Cross-sections from the Pyramids to the Sydney Opera House

Patrick Dillon, Stephen Biesty

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Walker Books
01 September 2018

Children's & Educational; People & places (Children's&YA)

A highly readable book about architecture, lavishly illustrated with fifteen intricate cross sections.

From straw huts to skyscrapers, palaces to arts centres, The Story of Buildings takes us on a journey across continents and over centuries. Patrick Dillon selects iconic feats of architecture from around the world – the Parthenon, the Pyramid of Djoser, Hagia Sophia, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Forbidden City, the Villa Rotonda, the Taj Mahal, Vaux-le-Vicomte, Melk Abbey, Crystal Palace, the Bauhaus, the Chrysler Building, the Sydney Opera House, the Pompidou Centre and the Straw Bale House – and tells the remarkable human story behind each of them.

Stephen Biesty's detailed, intricate cross-sections allow us to see inside these incredible structures and appreciate the inspiration of their creators. Technical information and architectural terms are explained in labels and there is an extensive index and timeline at the end of the book.

Book Features:

    * Fifteen stunning cross-sections by best-selling illustrator Stephen Biesty.
    * A truly international book, featuring buildings from South America, China, Europe, Africa, Australia, Japan, India and the USA.
    * A lively narrative by the author of The Story of Britain.

By: Patrick Dillon
Illustrated by: Stephen Biesty
Imprint: Walker Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 288mm, Width: 250mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 615g
ISBN: 9781406381689
ISBN 10: 1406381683
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 01 September 2018
Recommended Age: From 7 to 11 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Patrick Dillon is an architect and historian. He is the author of The Story of Britain, a narrative history for children, and of two highly acclaimed history books for adults: The Last Revolution and The Much-Lamented Death of Madam Geneva. Patrick lives in London, SW11, with his family. Stephen Biesty loves history, architecture and drawing. These three interests led to his first book for children, the internationally bestselling Incredible Cross-Sections which has sold over a million copies worldwide. He has illustrated many others, including Great Explorers, Incredible Explosions and Rome in Spectacular Cross-Section. Stephen lives in Somerset with his family.

Reviews for The Story of Buildings: Fifteen Stunning Cross-sections from the Pyramids to the Sydney Opera House

Engineering meets architecture and history in this mesmerising book. […] s. The balance between sweeping history and technical nitty-gritty is perfectly judged, and detail-hungry kids will love exploring the cross[1]sections of iconic buildings and pondering on the different types of brickwork. Brilliant! -- Children’s Books Ireland * Building Communities’ reading list *