Atlas of Amazing Architecture: The Most Incredible Buildings You've (Probably) Never Heard Of - Hardcover

Allen, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1908714875 ISBN 13: 9781908714879

Publisher: Cicada Books, 2021

Synopsis

This fact-filled guide for kids explores the world of architecture as you’ve never seen it before, from tiny shacks to vast palaces― and everything in between!

''Given the global spread of coverage and the unusual buildings chosen, this is a must for children’s history, art, and architecture collections." -- Booklist Starred Review

''A delightful and informative trip around the globe." -- School Library Journal

''The illustrations are fresh and the book has a whimsical feel about it. It’s unusual and delightful and it should definitely be on any parents list!'' -- The Portugal News

''A wonderful book to generate interest in the built environment." -- Goodreads

This atlas of architectural wonders eschews the classic children’s book fare of the Pyramids and the Taj Mahal and instead takes a broader view of what constitutes amazing architecture. Buildings include: the Jameh mosque of Isfahan in Iran, Native American plank houses in New Mexico, Stave Churches in Norway, the Djinguereber Mosque in Mali, and extraordinary 18th century wooden churches on Kizhi Island, Russia.

Over fifty buildings span all the continents equally throughout history. Each of these buildings is visually striking and architecturally noteworthy; they introduce new engineering technologies or define a movement or capture the essence of a moment in human history. However, despite their significance, they are, for the most part, not part of the main Western architectural canon.

This book seeks out a more diverse, inclusive approach to what constitutes amazing architecture and presents it with fresh illustration and clear, punchy text.

Established illustrator Peter Allen, whose work has been published extensively by Usborne and Walker, brings the illustrations alive in his typical playful and dynamic style.

About this title

About the Author

Peter Allen is a well-established illustrator of children's books, whose work has been published extensively by Usborne and Walker. The selection of buildings reflects his personal interest and passion for architecture. Each building is elegantly captured in his playful, dynamic style.

Reviews

Gr 1-3-A delightful and informative trip around the globe, visiting more than 40 architectural sites, with contextual insights and vibrant illustrations. Rather than get lost in the details of precise rendering, the artwork relies on simplified recreations that are nevertheless lively, colorful, informative, and full of character. Whether drawings depict people constructing, visiting, worshipping, or even dancing, the decision to include human activity in these groundbreaking buildings highlights how architecture is part of our daily lives-all over the world. While many pages of the atlas are dedicated to singular buildings, there are pages that feature to groups of buildings, based on purpose, including airports and churches. Some building details are given a closer examination, with additional drawings set into the larger imagery. The text that accompanies the renderings is set as small paragraphs dropped into the picture plane, and includes historical facts, cultural insights, construction details, or other relevant information particular to a given site. Each building includes a date of construction and its location. There's a detailed table of contents, as well as glossary of architecture terms and an index. Although not a traditional architecture book, this volume gives readers an appreciation for the buildings we see and use every day. VERDICT Recommended for art history units and social studies curriculum.-Jessica Schriver, Rutgers Univ., Camden, NJα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cicada Books
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908714875
• ISBN 13: 9781908714879
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 104