What Adults Don't Know About Architecture

What Adults Don't Know About Architecture Inspiring Young Minds to Build a More Beautiful World

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Publisher's Synopsis

Children are rarely introduced properly to architecture, but there are in fact few subjects more important - because the quality of the architecture that surrounds us has such an impact on our mood and sense of well-being.
 
The bitter truth is that in modern times, we've built a world that's far too often ugly or uncharming - and we've done so because only a very few people ever feel they have the right to comment on what gets built around them. This is a chance for the next generation to develop the tools to talk about architecture with confidence, knowledge and passion. It tells us about what a satisfying building is, what makes a street enticing (or not), why some cities are charming and others repel us - and how we might build going forward in a way that will reliably delight and uplift us.
 
This engaging and beautifully illustrated guide is designed to help children (and their favourite adults) to understand how buildings work and how we might create the better looking world we all crave and deserve.

Book information

ISBN: 9781912891306
Publisher: The School of Life Press
Imprint: The School of Life Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 720
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 185
Weight: 400g
Height: 162mm
Width: 228mm
Spine width: 25mm