Skyscrapers
Subtitle: who built that? : an introduction to skyscrapers and their architects
By: Didier Cornille
Edition: English edition.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 83
ISBN-13: 9781616892708
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Skyscrapers; Architects; Architecture
Work titles: Tous les gratte-ciel sont dans la nature
Description: Nothing in the built world captures the imagination like the skyscraper. Behind every soaring tower stands a designer with courageous vision and enough engineering know-how to pull off incredible feats of architectural derring-do. Who Built That? Skyscrapers is a colorful tour of the world's tallest buildings and the larger-than-life personalities who built them. Beginning with a brief biographical sketch of each architect, illustrator Didier Cornille imaginatively depicts the construction of eight of the world's most impressive skyscrapers. From Gustave Eiffel's Eiffel Tower (1889) in Paris and Mies van der Rohe's Seagram Building (1958) in New York City to the tallest man-made structure in the world, Adrian Smith's Burj Khalifa (2010) in Dubai, this primer will introduce readers of all ages to new heights of architectural wonder.