Childrens Illustrated Encyclopedia

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architecture

The architect draws up

detailed plans of the inside

of the building to show how

the space will be used.

Contemporary arChiteCture

Glass, steel, and concrete are the building

materials of today’s architecture. there is

little decoration, because a building’s

purpose is considered more important

than its shape or form. the “international”

style—glass and concrete suspended on

a steel framework—is seen almost

everywhere in the world.

Baroque arChiteCture

During the 1500s in rome, architects wanted to break the

classical rules of simplicity and evenness and build more

exciting, dramatic buildings. they added domes, clusters of

statues, and ornate decoration and carving to their buildings.

this style, known as Baroque, spread from italy to other parts

of europe. many churches and grand palaces were built in the

Baroque style.

Working drawings

contain exact

measurements,

materials, and

structures, down

to the tiniest detail.

Jean Louis Charles Garnier was the architect

of the Paris Opera House (built 1861-75). It is

Neobaroque—a 19th-century revival of the

Baroque style.

Pediment Gothic arch Romanesque arch Cornice

The builder uses working drawings for

each stage of a construction project.

Extraordinary architEcturE

Some architects design weird and wonderful

buildings that really stand out from the rest.

in 1965, a new town was built outside paris,

France, called marne-la-Vallée. it has many

extraordinary buildings, designed by various

adventurous architects. the apartment complex,

left, is like a monument that people can live in.

two circular buildings face each other across a

central courtyard. it was designed by a Spanish

architect named manolo nunez-yanowsky.

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Cities

Dams

industrial revolution

plastics

renaissance

Designed by the British

architect Norman Foster,

the 30 St. Mary Axe

building in London,

England, is an example

of contemporary

architecture. Due to its

shape, it is popularly

known as the Gherkin.

The Burj Khalifa,

a skyscraper in Dubai,

UAE, is 2,716 ft (828 m)

high, and the tallest

building in the world.

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