ISBN：9783791372518  

书名：13 Skyscrapers Children Should Know / 小朋友们应该知道的13座摩天大楼

作者：Brad Finger

出版信息：Prestel Junior，2016

装帧：装，48页

尺寸：24.9 × 28.7 × 1.14 cm

语种：英文

内容提要：  

本书向孩子们介绍了重要的艺术和建筑作品，探究高层建筑是如何建造的，它们为何如此吸引人。摩天大楼能够重塑城市的天际线，人们可以在屋顶从不同角度观看世界。

从纽约到迪拜，从伦敦到上海，从吉隆坡到芝加哥，本书提供了相关建筑物的建筑师和历史信息，以及关于建造和使用的有趣故事。例如，为何克莱斯勒大厦如此令人钦佩，尽管它的高度远不及其他摩天大楼？如何测量建筑物的高度以及如何确保它不会在强风中倒塌？摩天大楼技术如何从最早支撑塔楼的钢骨架，转变为现在设计100多层高的建筑物所需的先进计算机程序？自从第一座摩天大楼建成以来，城市生活发生了怎样的变化？种种新奇有趣的建筑问题，会让小读者们手不释卷。

This newest addition to Prestel’s acclaimed series, which introduces children to important works of art and architecture, takes young readers around the world to investigate how tall buildings are constructed and what makes them so appealing. There’s something irresistible about a skyscraper. It can reshape an entire city skyline, and from the building’s top floors, people can see the world from a different perspective. Travelling from New York City to Dubai, from London to Shanghai, and from Kuala Lumpur to Chicago, this colorful book features double-page spreads for each of the skyscrapers it profiles. Each chapter includes photographs, information on the building’s architect and history, and interesting facts about its construction and use. For instance, why is the Chrysler Building so admired, even though it doesn’t stand nearly as tall as other skyscrapers? How do you measure the height of a building and how do you make sure it doesn’t topple over in strong winds? How has skyscraper technology changed from the steel frame skeletons that supported the earliest towers to the advanced computer programs that are now needed to design buildings more than 100 stories high? How has city life changed since the first skyscrapers were built? Written in a style that will draw in young readers, this fascinating tour of the world’s tallest buildings will satisfy even the most curious minds.