An igloo on the Moon
Subtitle: exploring architecture
By: Adrian Buckley and David Jenkins
Contributors: Jenkins, David, 1957 September 25- author
Publisher: Circa Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780993072116; 9781911422235
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Architecture; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science; Architecture; Architektur; Visionary architecture; Juvenile literature; History
Description: Aimed at young, enquiring minds An Igloo on the Moon explores how and why we build. Beginning with the igloo, whose origins are lost in time, and culminating in the latest 3D-printing technology for building on the Moon, the book weaves together themes and ideas to create an unfolding visual story. Illustrated with a sequence of extraordinary images, specially created for the book by artist Adrian Buckley, An Igloo on the Moon ranges through history and across continents. Underlying the narrative is an awareness of environmental issues and the need to reconnect with sustainable patterns of building. It is a book to engage and excite the next generation of architects - and their parents and grandparents.
Table of contents: title: Simple forms of shelter; title: Keeping cool and staying warm; title: Exploring new types of structure; title: Living beneath the ground; title: Habitable bridges and heroic spans; title: Reaching up to the sky; title: Visions of the future.