Arches to Zigzags

An Architectural ABC

Michael J. Crosbie, Steve Rosenthal (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

48 Seiten

2020
Oro Editions (Verlag)
978-1-951541-38-5 (ISBN)

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Arches to Zizags introduces its audience (both young and old) to the world of architecture through the alphabet.

Arches to Zigzags introduces its audience
(both young and old) to the world of architecture through the alphabet.
It challenges young readers with new words and images, while adults will
widen their own knowledge of architecture. Captivating images and
clever wordplay entertain folks of all ages to explore the built
environment. The book begins its journey through architecture with an
Arch (for the letter A), then a Balcony, and next on to Column Capitals.
Along the way, readers will learn about some less-familiar
architectural examples (like Finial, for instance), Keystone, Obelisk,
and Quoin. Each letter and its corresponding image are described with
light verse, which asks the reader some quick questions about what they
see. This colourful, lively, and entertaining book closes with some
thoughts about what architecture is, why it's important, and where
you'll find examples of architecture in the buildings you visit and use
every day. There's also information on the location and history of each
of the 26 beautiful images in the book, in case you want to check them
out on your own. Created by an architect, writer, photographer, and
librarian, Arches to Zigzags connects architecture with the letters of the alphabet, from A to Z.

Architect, writer, and educator Michael J. Crosbie is the award-winning author of or contributor to more than 70 books on architecture and design. He writes and lectures on architecture in the U.S. and abroad, and teaches at the University of Hartford. Steve Rosenthal is a photographer who has run an architectural photography business with his wife, Kit, for the past 40 years. Trained as an architect, Steve is a graduate of Yale and the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Kit also studied architecture at Harvard, and has been a public school library volunteer for the past dozen years.

Erscheinungsdatum	14.02.2022
Zusatzinfo	46 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort	San Rafael
Sprache	englisch
Maße	241 x 273 mm
Gewicht	440 g
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Kunst / Musik
	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Naturwissenschaft / Technik
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
	Technik ► Architektur
ISBN-10	1-951541-38-3 / 1951541383
ISBN-13	978-1-951541-38-5 / 9781951541385
Zustand	Neuware