Tuesday, October 1, 2024

7th October World Architecture Day



Think about all of those amazing buildings around the world. You can celebrate World Architecture Day by taking the time to learn about some of the world’s most brilliant examples of architecture. Another way to observe World Architecture Day is to pay tribute to the incredible work that has been done by architects.

Books about famous buildings:

From Mud Huts to Skyscrapers: Architecture for Children  by Christine Paxmann

• See Inside Famous Buildings by Rob Lloyd Jones

Architecture According to Pigeons by Speck Lee Tailfeather

Atlas of Amazing Architecture by Peter Allen

How Was That Built? The Stories Behind Awesome Structures by Roma Agrawal

13 Buildings Children Should Know by Annette Reeder

Look Up!  by Antonia Presenti

100 Things to Know About Architecture by Louise O'Brien

Wild Buildings and Bridges: Architecture Inspired by Nature by Etta Kaner

The Stories of Famous Buildings  by Stepanka Sekaninova

Buildings Inspired by Nature  by Mary Boone

Look at That Building! A First Book of  Structures by Scot Ritchie






Books about architects:

13 Architects Children Should Know  by Florian Heide

There are three biographies about Zaha Hadid

 The World is Not  a Rectangle  by Jeanette Winter

Building Zaha  by Victoria Tentler-Krylov

Zaha Hadid  by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Maya Lin: artist-architect of light and lines  by Jeanne Walker Harvey

Jorn's Magnificent Imagination  by Coral Bass









Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon by Kelly Starling Lyon

Gaudi Architect of Imagination by Susan B. Katz

 • Building on Nature: The Life of Antoni Gaudi by Rachel Rodriguez

Shape of the World: A Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright  by K.L.Going



And of course, there's some general picture books, especially for a more general view of architecture.

Eugene the Architect by Thibaut Rissat

Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty

Puffin the Architect  by Kimberly Andrews

• Mini Architects  by Robert Sae-Heng

Young Frank  by Frank Viva

Maybe I'll Be An Architect  by Tenille Bettenhausen

Dreaming Up  by Christy Hale

Brick:Who Found Herself in Architecture by Joshua David Stein





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