Skyscrapers

Skyscrapers
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

Magnitude

Magnitude
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.

Skyscraper

Skyscraper
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.

Skyscrapers

Skyscrapers
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.

Skyscrapers

Skyscrapers
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.

Skyscrapers

Skyscrapers
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.

Build It: Skyscrapers

Build It: Skyscrapers
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!

Skyscrapers

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

Skyscraper (How It's Built)

Skyscraper (How It's Built)
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.

How Did They Build That? Skyscraper

How Did They Build That? Skyscraper
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.