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Skyscrapers: A History of the World's Most Extraordinary Buildings

Price: $24.95 USD

At a stunning 18 inches tall and celebrating all of today's most significant superstructures, this all-new edition of Skyscrapers features 15 exciting new buildings and a brand-new interview with Adrian Smith, the world's foremost architect of supertall buildings.

Retaining all of the qualities that made it a major bestseller—informative commentary, historic facts and architectural information, and glorious photography— this groundbreaking, shelf-scraping international bestseller is a Skyscrapers for the new millennium.

Unique in scale and design, the book has been expanded to 160 pages and features more than 60 buildings by such well-known architects as Santiago Calatrava, Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid, Philip Johnson, Morphosis, Jean Nouvel, Renzo Piano, Cesar Pelli, and Frank Lloyd Wright. Arranged chronologically, it includes features on such topics as the ancient roots of skyscrapers and visionary cities of the future-as well as a fascinating interview with Adrian Smith, designer of the Burj Dubai, the tallest structure in the world. Each informative spread includes photos, plans, diagrams, background, technological information, and more, all in an elegant design.

Author: Judith Dupre

Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers

Building Big: Skyscrapers

Price: $19.95 USD

Tour the towers that made history and altered the future. Why was New York’s most famous skyscraper dubbed the "Empty State Building?" How big is Japan’s planned "supertower?" Tour the world’s most incredible skylines with award-winning author-illustrator—and captivating storyteller—David Macaulay (The Way Things Work) and trace the amazing stories of skyscrapers. From France’s Gothic cathedrals to Malaysia’s record-breaking Petronas Towers, Skyscrapers introduces courageous creators, recounts little known history, and reveals supersized triumphs through spectacular film footage and dramatic recreations.

- Discover how a medieval feud between rival Italian families helped create some of the world’s earliest skyscrapers
- Meet Gustave Eiffel, whose experience as a bridge builder produced one of the world’s most famous towers
- View rare footage of the Empire State Building’s construction, and learn what drove one of the building’s contractors to a nervous breakdown
- Learn how design flaws in New York’s Citicorp Center could have led to the greatest skyscraper catastrophe in history
- Bonus activity! Build a mini-skyscraper using only newspaper, a few books, and an electric fan

David Macaulay hosts Building Big, the five-part series that brings you the amazing truth behind the greatest manmade wonders of the world. From the top of the Golden Gate Bridge to inside the Hoover Dam, Building Big travels the world exploring Bridges, Tunnels, Dams, Skyscrapers and Domes in unforgettable, really big adventures.

Includes bonus hands-on building activity designed for kids.

Publisher: WGBH BOSTON

Skyscrapers: Structure and Design

Price: $48.00 USD

Skyscrapers, ever taller, astound us with their immensity and beauty. Despite the challenges associated with their design and safety, there is continued growth in the size and number of tall buildings being built around the world. In this fascinating book, Matthew Wells, a practicing structural engineer, explains the principles behind the construction of skyscrapers and the ways they are designed to withstand such forces as earthquakes, high winds, and fire.

Beginning with a concise architectural and cultural history of the skyscraper, Wells then offers thirty case studies of high profile buildings recently built or under construction by some of the world’s most renowned architectural firms, including Foster and Partners; Zaha Hadid Architects; Cesar Pelli and Associates; the Renzo Piano Building Workshop; and Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. Each is illustrated in color alongside accompanying text, drawings, plans, and details that show how the building is constructed and what particular innovative design features it incorporates in order to address such issues as sustainability, the needs of mixed-use sites, local vernacular traditions, and technological advancements in building materials.

Skyscrapers features these buildings and more:

• Commerzbank, Frankfurt, Germany

• Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• London Bridge Tower, London

• Turning Torso, Malmö, Sweden

• AOL Time Warner Center, New York

• New York Times Building, New York

Author: Matthew Wells

Publisher: Yale University Press

Skyscrapers

Price: $35.00 USD

This vibrantly designed, updated and expanded edition celebrates every facet of the skyscraper as an architectural icon.
Few buildings rivet our attention like skyscrapers. As the race to build higher and higher continues, these symbols of success and economic power dominate and reshape urban skylines across the globe. Opening with Chicago s Reliance Building, built in 1894, and closing with plans for the London Bridge Tower, scheduled to be completed in 2011, eye-catching two to four page spreads in this up-to-date and comprehensive volume capture over fifty of the world s most important skyscrapers. Each building is breathtakingly photographed and an accompanying text offers intriguing historical details, notes on construction, and engineering feats. Tracing the evolution of these magnificent structures, Skyscrapers illustrates their significance not only in architectural history, but also as a reflection of humankind s most competitive and optimistic urges.

Author: Andres Lepik

Publisher: Prestel USA

Bob the Builder: On Site - Skyscrapers

Price: $14.98 USD

Bob is back in an-all new construction adventure to teach the art of building skyscrapers. Along with Tumbler, Dizzy, Lofty and Flex, Bob is always ready to tackle even the tallest projects. No problem is too high to solve when you have positive-thinking and teamwork. In this exciting mix of animation and live action, you'll find yourself on top of the world!

Publisher: Lyons / Hit Ent.

Sermon + Bible Study Notes: Sandcastles or Skyscrapers? A look at the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7)

Price: $0.99 USD

Think of your life--you are building something. The question really is: What kind of foundation are you building upon? What kind of heart are you developing as you build your life? These are the kinds of questions that Jesus answers for us with the famous 'Sermon on the Mount' passage in Matthew 5-7.

Pastor Brian Evans of Calvary Baptist Church (Columbia, Missouri) provides practical teaching that will challenge you and help you in your relationship with Christ. This sermon/message is followed by "Seven Questions to Engage Your World" (Bible Study/Discussion questions) along with additional Scriptures for your review and consideration. Be challenged. Be fed. Be engaged!

Author: Brian W. Evans

Publisher: Brian W. Evans

Lunch Atop a Skyscraper, c.1932 Humor Art Poster Print by Charles C. Ebbets, 36x24

Price: $9.00 USD

The eleven fearless workmen perched on a girder hundreds of feet above the streets of New York - casually eating their lunches, chatting, smoking - were photographed in 1932 by the equally daring Charles C. Ebbets (1905-1978). Published in the New York Herald Tribune, the dizzying shot, which has come to define Ebbets work, was taken on the 69th floor of the GE Building during the construction of Rockefeller Center. Ebbets also photographed the same workers napping on the beam. Ebbets, himself, was courageous: in addition to his photography, he held many daredevil jobs, including employment as a pilot, auto racer, wrestler and hunter. He was also prizefighter Jack Dempseys official staff photographer and a staff photographer for the Miami Daily News. His work appeared in countless national magazines and at the time of his death, over 300 of his photos had been published.

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Publisher: Art.com

Skyscrapers!: Super Structures to Design & Build (Kaleidoscope Kids)

Price: $12.95 USD

You are a child. A really great child. Our future is in your hands. Here is your challenge: Fill a gaping hole in the ground (it takes up a whole street) with a tall, efficient, awesome building -- one that will truly scrape the sky. This is a far-reaching adventure filled with real-life experiences that will cause children's hearts and minds to soar. Ages 7 to 13.

Author: Carol A. Johmann

Publisher: Williamson Publishing Company