Ultrawild : An Audacious Plan to Rewild Every City on Earth by Steve Mushin
38.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Mind-bendingly original and full of intricate illustrations, Ultrawild is totally unique, containing over one hundred outrageously funny, scientifically plausible inventions for rewilding cities and saving the planet. Join maverick inventor Steve Mushin as he tackles climate change with an avalanche of ...Show more
The Spectacular Science of Buildings (HB) by Rob Colson
25.00 NZD
Category: Science | Series: Spectacular Science Ser.
The Spectacular Science of Buildings is guaranteed to answer all those tricky questions that children ask about buildings, bridges, and other structures - and that parents often struggle to answer. Find out: How did the Egyptians build the Great Pyramid of Giza? How can skyscrapers keep getting taller? ...Show more
Power of Architecture: 25 Modern Buildings from Around the World by Annette Roeder
50.00 NZD
Category: Design & Architecture
From private residences to affordable housing, stadiums to factories, museums to libraries - this book takes young readers across continents to learn how architecture is improving the world one building at a time. Although popular culture and classrooms are filled with references to classic and iconic b ...Show more
Houses with a Story: A Dragon's Den, a Ghostly Mansion, a Library of Lost Books, and 30 More Amazing Places to Explore by Yoshida Seiji; Jan Mitsuko Cash (Translator)
40.00 NZD
Category: Design & Architecture
A dreamer's tree house.A mechanic's cottage.A submerged city.In Houses with a Story, more than 30 imaginative houses and the people who make them home offer unexpected worlds to wander through and explore. Who is the mischievous bridgetower keeper? What does the witch grow in her garden? How does the po ...Show more
100 Things to Know About Architecture by Louise O'Brien
33.00 NZD
Category: Design & Architecture
Learn all about the world of architecture in only 100 words! This book explores the most iconic buildings from around the world as well as the history of architecture, from basic huts to incredible skyscrapers. From columns to pyramids, each of the carefully chosen 100 words has its own 100-word long d ...Show more
Discover Megastructures: Educational Tin Set (Wonders of Learning) by .
18.00 NZD
Category: Crafts and Science | Series: Wonders of Learning Ser.
Learn about the world's most impressive buildings with this tin set. How tall is the tallest building? How many steps would you have to climb to reach the top? On a cloudy day, would the tip disappear? Discover the answers to these questions and more with this interactive kit. Contains: - Reference Book ...Show more
Letterheads: Typographic Portraits by Maree Coote
42.00 NZD
Category: Design & Architecture
What's in a name? Maree Coote reveals the missing link between word and image. This award-winning illustrator has developed her own graphic language of illustrative typography, making images of all kinds using only the letters of the subject's name and existing alphabets. This ambitious collection of fa ...Show more
The Architect and the Artists - Hackshaw, McCahon, Dibble - The Collaborative Projects 1965-1979 by Bridget Hackshaw
65.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
A beautiful and important book about the remarkable collaboration between the modernist architect James Hackshaw (a member, for a time, of the famous Group Architects), the painter Colin McCahon and the then young sculptor Paul Dibble on 12 New Zealand buildings - from churches to school halls. Drawing ...Show more
Stories of Famous Buildings by Stepanka Sekaninova
28.00 NZD
Category: Design & Architecture
Offices built like baskets, super-tall towers, magnificent cathedrals, designer villas, suspension bridges - all these plus many more buildings, some very important, others just plain peculiar, await everyone who joins Philip the stork and his friend Leap the frog on their quest to crack the mysteries o ...Show more
Colossus by Colin Hynson
40.00 NZD
Category: Design & Architecture
Colossus explores some of the greatest feats of engineering in history, from ancient pyramids to enormous bridges to towering skyscrapers. Have you ever wondered how the Golden Gate Bridge was built, or how workers with basic tools created enormous monuments in ancient times? And how do you build a fl ...Show more
Brick: Who Found Herself in Architecture by Joshua David Stein
25.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
A young brick goes on a journey to find her place in the world by visiting ten celebrated brick structures around the globe When Brick was just a baby, tall buildings amazed her. Her mother said, "Great things begin with small bricks. Look around and you'll see." Brick's observations begin at home and ...Show more
Close Ups, Cross Sections and Cutaways (In Focus) by Libby Walden
33.00 NZD
Category: Lift-the-Flaps | Series: In Focus
Ten illustrators place ten subjects under the microscope to uncover what lies beneath the surface...From famous landmarks to fruit and veg and from the natural world to everyday inventions, In Focus investigates a fresh perspective by looking at 101 wonders of the world from the outside, in.