Skyscrapers Inc
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Author | : Matthew Wells |
Publisher | : Laurence King Publishing |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Skyscrapers |
ISBN | : 1856694038 |
An investigation of thirty skyscrapers from around the world--both recently built and under construction--that explains the structural principles behind their creation
Author | : Megan Watzke |
Publisher | : Black Dog & Leventhal |
Total Pages | : 233 |
Release | : 2017-11-21 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0316502901 |
In the tradition of illustrated science bestsellers, like Thing Explainer andharkening back to the classic film The Powers of Ten, this unique, fully-illustrated, four-color book explores and visualizes the concept of scale in our universe. In Magnitude, Kimberly Arcand and Megan Watzke take us on an expansive journey to the limits of size, mass, distance, time, temperature in our universe, from the tiniest particle within the structure of an atom to the most massive galaxy in the universe; from the speed at which grass grows (about 2 to 6 inches a month) to the speed of light. Fully-illustrated with four-color drawings and infographics throughout and organized into sections including Size and Amount (Distance, Area, Volume, Mass, Time, Temperature), Motion and Rate (Speed, Acceleration, Density, Rotation), and Phenomena and Processes (Energy, Pressure, Sound, Wind, Computation), Magnitude shows us the scale of our world in a clear, visual way that our relatively medium-sized human brains can easily understand.
Author | : Benjamin Flowers |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2012-02-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0812202600 |
Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title Nowhere in the world is there a greater concentration of significant skyscrapers than in New York City. And though this iconographic American building style has roots in Chicago, New York is where it has grown into such a powerful reflection of American commerce and culture. In Skyscraper: The Politics and Power of Building New York City in the Twentieth Century, Benjamin Flowers explores the role of culture and ideology in shaping the construction of skyscrapers and the way wealth and power have operated to reshape the urban landscape. Flowers narrates this modern tale by closely examining the creation and reception of three significant sites: the Empire State Building, the Seagram Building, and the World Trade Center. He demonstrates how architects and their clients employed a diverse range of modernist styles to engage with and influence broader cultural themes in American society: immigration, the Cold War, and the rise of American global capitalism. Skyscraper explores the various wider meanings associated with this architectural form as well as contemporary reactions to it across the critical spectrum. Employing a broad array of archival sources, such as corporate records, architects' papers, newspaper ads, and political cartoons, Flowers examines the personal, political, cultural, and economic agendas that motivate architects and their clients to build ever higher. He depicts the American saga of commerce, wealth, and power in the twentieth century through their most visible symbol, the skyscraper.
Author | : Caroline Mierop |
Publisher | : Editions Norma |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : |
Examines the history, design, construction, and uses of skyscrapers and describes some notable examples.
Author | : George H. Douglas |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 2004-08-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780786420308 |
This history of skyscrapers examines how these tall buildings affected the cityscape and the people who worked in, lived in, and visited them. Much of the focus is rightly on the architects who had the vision to design and build America's skyscrapers, but attention is also given to the steelworkers who built them, the financiers who put up the money, and the daredevils who attempt to "conquer" them in some inexplicable pursuit of fame. The impact of the skyscraper on popular culture, particularly film and literature, is also explored.
Author | : Chris Oxlade |
Publisher | : Heinemann-Raintree Library |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781403479044 |
Read this book to find the answers to all these questions, and more. It is packed with information, facts, photos, charts, and diagrams to help you find out all there is to know about skyscrapers. Book jacket.
Author | : Madison Spielman |
Publisher | : Teacher Created Materials |
Total Pages | : 18 |
Release | : 2011-11-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1433399911 |
Early readers will be engaged as they find out how a skyscraper is built and what goes inside when it's completed. This nonfiction title features detailed, vibrant images, helpful definitions and diagrams, and simple, informational text. Readers will be eager to learn all they can about the architecture that goes into building these amazing skyscrapers!
Author | : Judith Dupré |
Publisher | : Black Dog & Leventhal Pub |
Total Pages | : 127 |
Release | : 1996-01 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1884822452 |
Looks at the history of skyscrapers, describes fifty notable structures from around the world, and looks at the technology necessary to build such tall structures
Author | : Vicky Franchino |
Publisher | : Scholastic Inc. |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2022-03-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1338800108 |
Kids are fascinated by how things are constructed, especially big things! A new skyscraper has been built in the kids' town and the club is going to the grand opening! But first Nisha and Jacob are going to explain the building process to their friends, step by step. Share the excitement as the Junior Engineers Club gets a firsthand look at how a skyscraper is built. ABOUT THE SERIES: This brand-new STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) series will take readers on visits to various work sites so they can see exactly How It's Built! Kids will follow along as a small group of fictional characters get to find out exactly what it takes to build things that they probably see all the time, like bridges, houses, boats, and cars, to things that they might dream of being inside, like skyscrapers and rockets.
Author | : Vicky Franchino |
Publisher | : Cherry Lake |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 2009-08-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1602796920 |
This title discusses how skyscrapers are built, including engineering, design and construction.