Great Moments in Architecture

by David Macaulay

Book Overview

A wonderous portfolio that has to be seen to be savored-or even believed for that matter. Here are the plans for the Tower of Pisa-on a skewed drafting table, the Eiffel Tower tipped over across from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395255007
• ISBN13: 9780395255001
• Release Date: April 1978
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 12.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Hobbile Copy Received

Book came with obvisous cover damage, mold growing under the tape that is holding on the spine. Water damaged corners. Back cover is crumbling apart. I thought I was receiving a good used copy, but this copy should never have been resold. Extremely disappointed.

wonderful daydream material

This is an excellent book for lazy afternoons devoted to daydreaming. Every illustration is a wonderful "what if...?" scenario depicting an architectural acievement gone awry. Macaulay also has a particular love for dreaming up very peculiar applications of vinyl siding- that part does get a little tedious, but this book is definitely worth a look. When I first looked at this book several years ago, I was too young to get many of the jokes, but I just pulled it out again today- what a great surprise!

Great book; no library should be without it.

I came upon this book in my search for history of architecture in general. Though I expected something entirely different, I was immediately caught in the book's charm. The illustrations are clever and their sarcasm unbeatable. A book to look at, time and time again.

Excellent tongue-in-cheek Architectural Entertainment

I always find the author's work entertaining and informative. True, while Great Moments in Architecture is not as factual as some of his works, the sketches are beguiling, and the humor strikes a particularly concordant note with individuals involved in architectural careers.Buy it and get a good chuckle out of it!