Steven Caney’s Ultimate Building Book

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Ever wonder how a suspension bridge can cross a gap thousands of feet wide? Wish to know how to build a comfortable lounge chair out of cardboard boxes? Or what keeps a massive cathedral dome from collapsing? Discover the answers to these and many more questions in Steven Caney’s Ultimate Building Book, a wonderfully comprehensive exploration of design, construction, and invention as a way to stimulate the curiosity of children and adults alike. Much as David Macaulay’s blockbuster The Way Things Work did for machines and devices a decade ago, this definitive volume from best-selling writer Steven Caney details the bits and bobs of construction in all its fascinating forms. Packed with exciting building projects guaranteed to engage anyone from age 4 to 104, the Ultimate Building Book gives easy-to-follow instructions for creating amazing models and toys that are as much fun to make as they’re to play with! Readers are also introduced to all kinds of household materials and tools that can be utilized for building, in conjunction with fascinating insights into the architectural and design properties of everything from drinking straws to yurts. A mammoth project in its own right, this book has been under construction for more than a decade. The result is hundreds of superbly illustrated pages as a way to enlighten and fascinate armchair architects of every age for years yet to come.
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