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02111aam a22003978i 4500 001 FFDB7042BF2111E98B6B1B2D97128E48 003 SILO 005 20190815010032 008 180705t20192017nyua j 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2018031802 020 $a 053113394X 020 $a 9780531133941 020 $a 0531131947 020 $a 9780531131947 035 $a (OCoLC)1043975883 040 $a NJQ/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d BDX $d UKMGB $d MLY $d ANK $d SOM $d JTH $d JIU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 100 1 $a Woolf, Alex, $d 1964- 245 14 $a The science of buildings : $b the sky-scraping story of structures / $c written by Alex Woolf ; [artists, Isobel Lundie, Bryan Beach]. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Franklin Watts®, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., $c 2019. 300 $a 32 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 25 cm 490 0 $a The science of... 500 $a Includes index. 505 0 $a Ancient buildings -- Medieval buildings -- A buildings life cycle -- How are buildings designed and planned? -- Building materials -- How are buildings constructed? -- Skyscrapers -- How do we build in disaster zones? -- How do we build sustainable? -- Demolition -- What is the future of buildings? -- The future of building material?. 520 $a This book explores the science of architecture since ancient times, and examines the life cycle of a building, from design to demolition. It looks at the challenges faced by todays architects, including how to build in areas prone to natural disaster, and how to build sustainably, so that our structures don't end up damaging the planet. 650 0 $a Architecture $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Building $x Design and construction $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Structural engineering $v Juvenile literature. 700 1 $a Lundie, Isobel, $e illustrator. 700 1 $a Beach, Bryan, $e illustrator. 941 $a 3 952 $l GHPD771 $d 20210204024201.0 952 $l JKPC771 $d 20200808033832.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20190815010325.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FFDB7042BF2111E98B6B1B2D97128E48 994 $a C0 $b JIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search