Who Built That? Bridges : : an Introduction to ten Great Bridges and Their Architects

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Call Number: J 624.2 Co, Kids Book / Nonfiction / Art / Architecture / Cornille, Didier
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Westgate Branch

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First published in France under title: Tous les ponts sont dans la nature, c. 2014.
1779, Iron bridge: the first cast-iron bridge (Thomas Farnolls Pritchard) -- 1883, Brooklyn Bridge: a New York adventure (John Roebling, Washington Roebling & Emily Warren) -- 1890, Forth Bridge: a steel dinosaur (Sir John Fowler & Sir Benjamin Baker) -- 1930, Plougastel Bridge: an all-concrete bridge (Eugène Freyssinet) -- 1932, Sydney Harbour Bridge: the coathanger (John Jacob "Job" Crew Bradfield) -- 1937, Golden Gate Bridge: the golden span (Joseph Baermann Strauss) -- 1974, Rio-Niterói Bridge: crossing the Guanabara Bay (Jean Muller) -- 2004, Millau Viaduct: a journey across the sky (Norman Foster & Michael Virlogeux) -- 2012, Peace Bridge: a futuristic walkway spanning the Bow River (Santiago Calatrava) -- 2013, MuCEM Footbridge: a gentle stroll down to the sea (Rudy Ricciotti).
"In Who Built That? Bridges, illustrator Didier Cornille presents ten of the most important bridges in the world, from the world's first cast-iron bridge (The Iron Bridge) to the longest pre-stressed concrete bridge in the southern hemisphere (The Rio-Niteroi Bridge) to the tallest bridge in the world (the Millau Viduct). Introducing each engineer or architect, the main concepts of their work, as well as some of their most important projects in charming drawings and accessible text, Bridges is a fun primer for anyone interested in learning more about these incredible structures. Didier's step-by-step drawings of bridges ranging from the Brooklyn Bridge (1883) and the Sydney Harbour Bridge (1932) to Santiago Calatrava's Peace Bridge (2012) and Rudy Ricciotti's MUCEM Footbridge (2013), provide original insight into the development of the engineering and architectural concepts behind each bridge"-- Provided by publisher.

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falls a bit short submitted by camelsamba on August 30, 2019, 10:43pm The first thing you notice about this book is the format: it is about 5" tall by 12" wide. This is perfect for the topic of bridges. The book describes 10 unique bridges, ranging from the first iron bridge (1779) to a modern pedestrian bridge (2013). The earlier descriptions are quite informative and clearly illustrate what was unique about the design or construction. For example, with that first iron bridge there is a clear explanation of how iron is cast and how the arches were built. The second vignette - the Brooklyn Bridge - has a great illustration of how the foundations were constructed underwater. Unfortunately, some of the later vignettes seem a bit more focused on the designers than the construction; in my opinion these fall short and left me wishing for more detail.