Gibbons then details out all the work with words and illustrations that vary in perspectives, interior and exterior work, but all with an ebulence that will match the excitement of an interested. I nearly flunked geometry and have a hard time imagining what pictured architecture feels like. A 3-Dimensional Exploration by Gillian Osband and Robert Andrew is the kind of book that can get you beyond words and images and into experiencing. As giant structures pop-up from the pages, history, medieval life and architectural development all come to life. A Building describes the functions of various constructions to analagous human conditions in both text and illustration.
Concepts grow increasingly more complex throughout the book.
This book is fun to act out which is what Mr. Wilson does in his workshops with kids. That Wiggle Like a Fish by Philip M. Isaacson. The magnificent color photographs are taken from all perspectives and reveal not only well-known architectural monuments of the world,but lesser recognized structures as well. With a humanistic approach, Isaacson captures the magic of the harmony of a building gives a sense of how buildings go together and effect people through light and the feelings they create. When children are older they begin to want more specifics.