[PDF] Spectacular Skyscrapers eBook

Author : Meish Goldish
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 47,42 MB
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1617723428

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Some buildings are so tall it's hard to grasp just how far they rise into the air. In this book, kids will discover the most spectacular skyscrapers in the world and come to understand their incredible features through size comparisons and dazzling photos. For example, readers will learn about the tallest building in China, the Shanghai World Financial Center. It’s 1,614 feet (492 m) tall—a big number that’s easier to understand if you know it's equivalent to a hundred giraffes stacked on top of one another! And then there's the Taipei 101, which at 1,670 feet (509 m) is the tallest office building in the world. If the building were laid flat on the ground, it would stretch across five-and-a-half football fields placed end to end. Now that's a big building! Packed with large, full-color photos and fascinating comparisons, Spectacular Skyscrapers will help readers understand the larger-than-life features of these buildings in terms they can understand. Stat boxes on each spread provide a quick rundown of the key features of each building.

Author : Michael Hurley
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 32,14 MB
Release : 2011-07
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1410942422

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This book highlights ten of the world's skyscrapers.

Author : Judith Dupré
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 37,29 MB
Release : 1996-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1884822452

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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

Author : Libby Romero
Publisher : National Geographic Society
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 34,34 MB
Release : 2017-01-17
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1426326831

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Learn all about the world's most amazing skyscrapers – from the first, to the tallest, to how they're built, and everything in between – in this new National Geographic Kids Reader. The Level 3 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging, information for fluent readers.

Author : David Bennett
Publisher :
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 21,16 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Architecture
ISBN :

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Offering an incomparable view of the world's most spectacular buildings, down to their finest detail, this book reveals the secrets of skyscrapers and how they work--with breathtaking visuals by the world's top architecture photographers. 125 color photos. 45 drawings, 25 in color.

Author : Antonino Terranova
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,81 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780760747322

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Soaring high into the sky, giants of glass, metal, steel, and mortar revolutionized urban architecture in the twentieth century. From classics (the Empire State Building) to more recent constructions such as the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lampur, nearly fifty world-class skyscrapers--including the World Trade Center--are celebrated in a vertical volume that emulates its subject matter. Led by an expert on architecture and urban development, travel around the world from Hong Kong to Moscow, and dozens of destinations in between to pay tribute to such imposing structures as San Francisco's Transamerica Pyramid, Riyadh's Kingdom Center, Tokyo's Town Hall, Paris's Tour de Montparnasse, and Frankfurt's Messe Turm. Photographed in crisp color, these architectural icons are captured from every angle: distant shots establish stature within a skyline; breathtaking views from the ground skyward emphasize the awesome height; and artistic close-up shots reveal an elegant, abstract, geometric beauty. Take your place on the observation deck of the Sears Tower. Marvel at the Rialto Towers in Melbourne. Watch as death-defying workers navigate beams high above the city to construct these modern wonders. Imagine what skyscrapers of the future might be like. From the comfort of your armchair, you'll enjoy an unsupassed view.

Author : Georges Binder
Publisher : Images Publishing
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 19,53 MB
Release : 2015-07-31
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1864704128

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This breathtaking new book, compiled by tall buildings specialist, Georges Binder, showcases more than 100 of the tallest buildings in China across more than 25 cities, including those towering over the megacities of Beijing, Shanghai and emerging supercities, such as Chengdu, Guangzhou and Tianjin. Georges Binder summarises the history of the Chinese tall building landscape from the 1930s to the present day, and features the best in contemporary design, including emerging architectural trends, showcasing each project with beautiful imagery and detailed plans. The book also delves into the hard architectural statistics and buildings’ features with gritty detail. These skyscrapers are a fitting symbol of China’s new-found prosperity, ambition and architectural flair.

Author : George H. Douglas
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 50,50 MB
Release : 2004-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786420308

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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.

Author : Etta Kaner
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 27,87 MB
Release : 2012-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1554535700

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A tour of some of the world's greenest structures.

Author : Chris Oxlade
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 19,34 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781403479044

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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.