An Igloo on the Moon: Exploring Architecture - Hardcover

Adrian Buckley; David Jenkins

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0993072119 ISBN 13: 9780993072116

Publisher: Circa Press, 2015

Synopsis

An architecture book for children, An Igloo on the Moon explores how and why we build. Beginning with the igloo, whose origins are lost in time, and culminating in the latest 3D-printing technology for building on the Moon, the book weaves together themes and ideas to create an unfolding visual story. Illustrated with a sequence of extraordinary images, specially created for the book by artist Adrian Buckley, An Igloo on the Moon ranges through history and across continents. Underlying the narrative is an awareness of environmental issues and the need to reconnect with sustainable patterns of building. It is a book to engage and excite the next generation of architects - and their parents and grandparents. Adrian Buckley is a renowned graphic artist. For An An Igloo on the Moon he has created a compelling series of inhabited landscapes, rich with ideas and possibilities. David Jenkins is an architect who writes about architecture with insight and wit. He has written and edited numerous critically acclaimed books, including Foster 40 and The Strange Death of Architectural Criticism.

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Review:

'An Igloo on the Moon provides an informative and inviting overview of why and how human beings build... concise and insightful text with eye-grabbing collages... Consistently representing diverse cultures... Thought-provoking words and images work together to introduce the features of the spotlighted structures and to signify its geographical location, adaptations to the environment, cultural foundations, and place in history.' --School Library Journal

'Thank you for your beautiful book - it reminds us what architecture is about!' --Renzo Piano

About the Author:

Adrian Buckley is a renowned graphic artist. For An Igloo on the Moon he has created a compelling series of inhabited landscapes, rich with ideas and possibilities. David Jenkins is an architect who writes about architecture with insight and wit. He has written and edited numerous critically acclaimed books, including Foster 40 and The Strange Death of Architectural Criticism.

About this edition

• Publisher: Circa Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0993072119
• ISBN 13: 9780993072116
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 130