The Architecture Pack: A Unique, Three-Dimensional Tour of Architecture over the Centuries What Architects Do, How They Do It, and the Great Buildings They Have Given Us

Ron Van Der Meer & Deyan Sudjic

ISBN 10: 0679431004 / ISBN 13: 9780679431008

Published by New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997

About this Item

Very Good HC, no DJ. Complete. Glossy hard cover, pictorial boards. Bright, clean covers; small scrae and area of paper lift at front cover lower center; 1 inch puncture tear in paper on rear cover at mid-joint; tightly bound; bright, clean interior. All pop-ups intact and functional; 3-D glasses present; cassette and accessories pack unopened - never used. Large square 4to, not paged; heavily illustrated.

Seller Inventory # 16898

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Architecture Pack: A Unique, Three-Dimensional Tour of Architecture over the Centuries What Architects Do, How They Do It, and the Great Buildings They Have Given Us
• Publisher: New York: Alfred A. Knopf
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0679431004
• ISBN 13: 9780679431008
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture
  • Craft

About this title

Synopsis

An interactive chronicle of the history of world architecture combines dramatic three-dimensional, pop-up illustrations of the world's architectural masterpieces, accompanied by working models of key building components, color illustrations, and an audio tour of architectural methods. 75,000 first printing. BOMC.

Review

A work of art in itself, The Architecture Pack is a highly sophisticated version of the beloved pop-up book that offers a unique, cross-cultural, three-dimensional tour of architecture through the centuries. By flipping the elaborately engineered pages, we learn what architects do, how they do it, and all about the great buildings of the world from antiquity to the present. It's packed with information and hands-on activities, models, fold-outs, pop-ups, and 3-D glasses; readers can even fold out a miniature version of the Colosseum in Rome or a French Gothic cathedral. There are discussions on the development of the dome, new materials and shapes, sculptural buildings such as those of Gaudi and Le Corbusier, and skyscrapers. Also included in the pack are a model (with assembly instructions) of Gerrit Rietveld's famous, flat-roofed Schroeder House; a glossary of architectural terms; a fold-out time line of the history of architecture and architects that runs from 2670 B.C. to A.D. 1997; and a cassette tape. This wonderfully accessible introduction to architecture is sure to generate enthusiasm from both children and adults, simply because people can have fun with it.