How Was That Built? by Roma Agrawal
33.00 NZD
Category: Design & Architecture
Join Roma Agrawal, the award-winning structural engineer who worked on The Shard, for an exciting behind-the-scenes look at some of the world's most amazing landmarks. Meet the extraordinary people who challenged our beliefs about what's possible, pioneering remarkable inventions that helped build the ...Show more
Building a Home by Polly Faber
17.00 NZD
Category: Design & Architecture
A non-fiction picture book packed with action and vehicles for children who enjoy discovering how things are made.Building a Home is a beautifully illustrated picture book guide to exactly how an old building can become a brand-new home. With action-packed artwork from Klas Fahlen and a gentle narrativ ...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
Curious Jane by Samantha Razook Murphy
40.00 NZD
Category: Activity & Puzzle Books
If you're a girl who loves to get hands-on and tinker, here's your chance to create to your heart's content. Full of imaginative stuff to do and make, Curious Jane offers plenty of spectacular projects and DIY fun. From fantastic crafts to inspirational ideas for budding designers and inventors, this sm ...Show more
Where's the Architect by Susanne Rebscher
45.00 NZD
Category: Design & Architecture
This wonderfully illustrated and captivating introduction to the wonders of architecture will have young readers poring over each spread and learning as they go. From the top of China's Great Wall to the base of the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, this journey through the world of architecture stop ...Show more
The Story of Buildings by Patrick Dillon
23.00 NZD
Category: Design & Architecture
From straw huts to skyscrapers, palaces to arts centres, 'The Story of Buildings' takes us on a journey across continents and over centuries. Patrick Dillon selects 16 of the most iconic buildings from around the world including the Parthenon, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Taj Mahal, the Forbidden City, the ...Show more
Planet Fashion by Natasha Slee
33.00 NZD
Category: Design & Architecture
Hold onto your hats and lace up your boots; we're off on a fashion adventure! Travel through 25 scenes in fashion history, circling the globe with your two young stylish travel companions - one boy and one girl, dressed the part in every picture. Each lavishly illustrated scene captures the mood and st ...Show more
How Cities Work (Lonely Planet Kids Activity Book) by James Gulliver Hancock
15.00 NZD
Category: Activity & Puzzle Books
Revisit Lonely Planet Kids' popular How Airports Work (9781787012936) and How Cities Work (9781786570222) books with these fun sticker and puzzle books. James Gulliver Hancock's wonderful illustrations are transformed into fun activities that will keep kids engaged and learning at home or on the go. ...Show more
Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures by Roma Agrawal
30.00 NZD
Category: Design & Architecture
The wonders of engineering revealed--by the inspirational female engineer behind The Shard, Western Europe 's tallest building. While our cities are full of incredible engineering feats, most of us live with little idea of what goes into creating the built environment, let alone how a new building goes ...Show more
Build It!: An Activity Book on Architecture by Brian Elling
21.00 NZD
Category: Design & Architecture | Series: Smithsonian
Build up, down, and even sideways! From the first huts built of mud or animal skins to the world's tallest skyscrapers, this fun, fact-filled Smithsonian activity book looks at how people have constructed homes, temples, castles, public arenas, and all kinds of other buildings. Includes a colorful stick ...Show more
Amazing Structures of the World by Glen Williams
23.00 NZD
Category: Design & Architecture
Record-breaking, beautiful, unique or simply amazing - these are the worlds' most famous structures and the story behind their design and construction . Cool, quirky, fun or astounding facts about these fabulous buildings and the Wonders of the World and the architecture and engineering behind them. P ...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