Up! Up! Up! Skyscraper

Up! Up! Up! Skyscraper
Title Up! Up! Up! Skyscraper PDF eBook
Author Anastasia Suen
Publisher Triangle Interactive, Inc.
Pages 38
Release 2018-03-29
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1684447100

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Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Snappy rhymes invite young readers to watch workers dig, pour, pound, and bolt a skyscraper into existence. Simple yet satis-fying sidebars provide further information about each step in the construction process. Perfect for preschoolers and all those who dig diggers. Quirky, colorful art enhance the appeal of a construction site with all the equipment and sounds of building. The 2017 Summer Reading Theme: Build a Better World!

Why Buildings Stand Up

Why Buildings Stand Up
Title Why Buildings Stand Up PDF eBook
Author Mario Salvadori
Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
Pages 326
Release 1990
Genre Architecture
ISBN 9780393306767

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Here is a clear and enthusiastic introduction to building methods from ancient time to the present day, illustrated throughout with line drawings. In addition, Mr. Salvadori discusses recent advances in science and technology that have had important effects on the planning and construction of buildings.

Building Up and Tearing Down

Building Up and Tearing Down
Title Building Up and Tearing Down PDF eBook
Author Paul Goldberger
Publisher Random House Digital, Inc.
Pages 317
Release 2009-10-13
Genre Architecture
ISBN 1580932649

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PAUL GOLDBERGER ON THE AGE OF ARCHITECTURE The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao by Frank Gehry, the CCTV Headquarters by Rem Koolhaas, the Getty Center by Richard Meier, the Times Building by Renzo Piano: Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Paul Goldberger’s tenure atThe New Yorkerhas documented a captivating era in the world of architecture, one in which larger-than-life buildings, urban schemes, historic preservation battles, and personalities have commanded an international stage. Goldberger’s keen observations and sharp wit make him one of the most insightful and passionate architectural voices of our time. In this collection of fifty-seven essays, the critic Tracy Kidder called “America’s foremost interpreter of public architecture” ranges from Havana to Beijing, from Chicago to Las Vegas, dissecting everything from skyscrapers by Norman Foster and museums by Tadao Ando to airports, monuments, suburban shopping malls, and white-brick apartment houses. This is a comprehensive account of the best—and the worst—of the “age of architecture.” On Norman Foster: Norman Foster is the Mozart of modernism. He is nimble and prolific, and his buildings are marked by lightness and grace. He works very hard, but his designs don’t show the effort. He brings an air of unnerving aplomb to everything he creates—from skyscrapers to airports, research laboratories to art galleries, chairs to doorknobs. His ability to produce surprising work that doesn’t feel labored must drive his competitors crazy. On the Westin Hotel: The forty-five-story Westin is the most garish tall building that has gone up in New York in as long as I can remember. It is fascinating, if only because it makes Times Square vulgar in a whole new way, extending up into the sky. It is not easy, these days, to go beyond the bounds of taste. If the architects, the Miami-based firm Arquitectonica, had been trying to allude to bad taste, one could perhaps respect what they came up with. But they simply wanted, like most architects today, to entertain us. On Mies van der Rohe: Mies’s buildings look like the simplest things you could imagine, yet they are among the richest works of architecture ever created. Modern architecture was supposed to remake the world, and Mies was at the center of the revolution, but he was also a counterrevolutionary who designed beautiful things. His spare, minimalist objects are exquisite. He is the only modernist who created a language that ranks with the architectural languages of the past, and while this has sometimes been troubling for his reputation . . . his architectural forms become more astonishing as time goes on.

Skyscraper Going Up!

Skyscraper Going Up!
Title Skyscraper Going Up! PDF eBook
Author Vicki Cobb
Publisher Ty Crowell Company
Pages 22
Release 1987
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 9780690045253

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Pop-up illustrations demonstrate the step-by-step process of constructing a skyscraper, detailing the architectural design and engineering, materials used, the types of workers, and the technologies utilized in the construction

Dreaming Up

Dreaming Up
Title Dreaming Up PDF eBook
Author Christy Hale
Publisher Lee & Low Books
Pages 0
Release 2012
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 9781600606519

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A collection of illustrations, concrete poetry, and photographs that shows how young children's constructions, created as they play, are reflected in notable works of architecture from around the world.

Building the Skyline

Building the Skyline
Title Building the Skyline PDF eBook
Author Jason M. Barr
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 457
Release 2016-05-12
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 0199344388

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The Manhattan skyline is one of the great wonders of the modern world. But how and why did it form? Much has been written about the city's architecture and its general history, but little work has explored the economic forces that created the skyline. In Building the Skyline, Jason Barr chronicles the economic history of the Manhattan skyline. In the process, he debunks some widely held misconceptions about the city's history. Starting with Manhattan's natural and geological history, Barr moves on to how these formations influenced early land use and the development of neighborhoods, including the dense tenement neighborhoods of Five Points and the Lower East Side, and how these early decisions eventually impacted the location of skyscrapers built during the Skyscraper Revolution at the end of the 19th century. Barr then explores the economic history of skyscrapers and the skyline, investigating the reasons for their heights, frequencies, locations, and shapes. He discusses why skyscrapers emerged downtown and why they appeared three miles to the north in midtown-but not in between the two areas. Contrary to popular belief, this was not due to the depths of Manhattan's bedrock, nor the presence of Grand Central Station. Rather, midtown's emergence was a response to the economic and demographic forces that were taking place north of 14th Street after the Civil War. Building the Skyline also presents the first rigorous investigation of the causes of the building boom during the Roaring Twenties. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the boom was largely a rational response to the economic growth of the nation and city. The last chapter investigates the value of Manhattan Island and the relationship between skyscrapers and land prices. Finally, an Epilogue offers policy recommendations for a resilient and robust future skyline.

Up Goes the Skyscraper (New & Updated)

Up Goes the Skyscraper (New & Updated)
Title Up Goes the Skyscraper (New & Updated) PDF eBook
Author Gail Gibbons
Publisher Holiday House
Pages 35
Release 2023-04-18
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 0823452107

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See how a skyscraper is built from the ground up in this new and updated edition of a classic from Gail Gibbons, the most popular science writer for kids in grades PreK-2. From the architectural drawings to the foundation to ironworkers building 30 stories up, learn how skyscrapers are built step-by-step. This new edition includes the latest building techniques and has been vetted by an expert. Author of over 120 nonfiction books for kids, including Tool Book and How a House is Built, and with hundreds of thousands of books sold, Gail Gibbons continues to bring science to kids in this inside look at skyscrapers.