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Or make sure the bridge stays suspended during a storm. Building big dvd,david macaulay, awardwinning author and illustrator of the way things work, will entertain in a big way exploring the greatest manmade wonders of the world. These are the kinds of questions that david macaulay asks himself when he observes an architectural wonder. Nonfiction some of the worlds largest and most influential architectural and engineering projects, from bridges such as the golden gate bridge in the u. Commercial demand, new materials, clever designs, the occasional disaster and sheer determination have driven the construction of the most colossal structures in the world today. To talk about unbuilding i have to go back to my childhood in england and to the big book of science. Building big david macaulay pdf by armandjexio issuu. David macaulays appreciation for grand structures began as a boy growing up in england, where castles, cathedrals, and other. In building big he focuses on the connections between the planning and design problems and the solutions that are finally reached.
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