Search:

Results 1 to 10 of 41 |

Storybook homes / by Bailey, Gerry.; Dreidemy, Joëlle,illustrator.(CARDINAL)345723; Radford, Karen,illustrator.(CARDINAL)648435;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.Presents an introduction to the basics of building design with examples from storybook homes, describing the features and building materials which go into such structures as King Ludwig's castle, Rapunzel's tower, and Hansel and Gretel's cottage.850LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Architecture, Domestic; Architecture; Fantastic architecture;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Eccentric style : visionary environments = environnements visionnaires / by Taschen, Angelika.(CARDINAL)282598; Schaewen, Deidi von,1941-(CARDINAL)369486;
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Fantastic architecture; Outside art; Eccentrics and eccentricities;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Cool architecture : filled with fantastic facts for kids. by Armstrong, Simon,author.(CARDINAL)617508;
Want to know more about the buildings around you? Can't tell a Doric from a Corinthian column? Interested in how the Egyptians built the pyramids, and how on earth a dome stays up? Then this book is for you. Packed with absorbing facts and quirky illustrations,Cool Architecture tells you everything you need to know about architecture around the world, from the simple dwellings created by the earliest humans to today's most innovative buildings, via forbidding medieval strongholds, great 18th-Century palaces and the classic Art Deco skyscrapers of New York. Learn about the great architectural movements and the personalities that created them, and explore the most iconic buildings in the world, from the Parthenon in Greece to the (current) world's tallest skyscraper, the Khalifa Tower in Dubai. This book is a perfect introduction to what's cool about the fascinating world of architecture.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Architecture;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
unAPI

How to draw and paint fantasy architecture / by Alexander, Rob(Illustrator),author.(CARDINAL)342576;
Foreword -- About this book -- Introduction To Architecture: -- Middle Eastern architecture -- Middle-Eastern details -- Romanesque architecture -- Romanesque details -- Gothic architecture -- Gothic details -- Mesoamerican architecture -- Mesoamerican details -- Viking structures -- Asian architecture -- Asian details -- Modern and futurist architecture -- Modern and futurist details -- Picture-Making Techniques: -- Light, shadows, values, and shapes -- Perspective, distance, and depth -- Composition and concept -- Color theory and usage -- Mood and drama -- Details And Textures: -- Traditional art materials -- Digital art materials: -- Wood -- Wood joinery -- Stone and brickwork -- Thatching -- Plaster -- Marble -- Weathering and aging -- Mosaics and painted tiles -- Fire and smoke damage -- Creating Your Own Worlds: -- Layering values / Rob Alexander -- Evoking moods / Anthony Scott Waters -- Painting light / Lorenz Hideyoshi Ruwwe -- Exploring ideas / Stephen Hickman -- Establishing depth / Rob Alexander -- Creating drama / Tom Kidd -- Index -- Credits.Overview: Advice and instruction from a leading fantasy illustrator guides art students who intend to pursue careers illustrating computer games, children's books, graphic novels, and other related media. This book's opening chapter analyzes traditional architectural shapes that include arches, columns, towers, vaults, and buttresses. Chapters that follow apply principles of lighting, shadow, and perspective to the architectural forms, and discuss ways of creating surface textures and adding dramatic atmosphere to illustrations. Readers are then guided through a series of projects of increasing complexity in which they create illustrations dominated by fantasy castles, palaces, dungeons, and more. Here is comprehensive instruction in the techniques required for capturing fantastic buildings, alien architecture, and alternate realities. More than 250 enlightening color illustrations.
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Drawing; Fantastic architecture; Fantasy in art.; Painting;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 4
unAPI

Houses with a story : a dragon's den, a ghostly mansion, a library of lost books, and 30 more amazing places to explore / by Yoshida, Seiji(Illustrator),author.(CARDINAL)883798; Cash, Jan Mitsuko,translator.(CARDINAL)417351;
Includes bibliographical references."A dreamer's tree house. A mechanic's cottage. A submerged city. Over thirty imaginative houses and the people who make them home offer unexpected worlds to wander through and explore. Who is the mischievous bridge tower keeper? What does the witch grow in her garden? How does the postal worker tame his delivery dragons? In each house, readers discover the contents of rooms and closets, what's at the top of the stairs, and where shadowy hallways lead. Story text provides background and details about the lives of the residents and hints about their pasts and futures. Lush illustrations, diagrams and detailed descriptions of each character, location and landscape open doors to whimsy, wonder, and endless possibilities."--Ages 12 and Up.Mildred L. Batchelder Award, 2024
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Fiction.; Yoshida, Seiji (Illustrator); Fantastic architecture; Domestic space; Imaginary places;
Available copies: 19 / Total copies: 19
unAPI

Cool architecture : filled with fantastic facts for kids of all ages / by Armstrong, Simon.(CARDINAL)617508;
Want to know more about the buildings around you? Can?t tell a Doric from a Corinthian column? Interested in how the Egyptians built the pyramids, and how on earth a dome stays up? Packed with absorbing facts and quirky illustrations, this book tells you everything you need to know about architecture around the world, from the simple dwellings created by the earliest humans to today?s most innovative buildings, via forbidding medieval strongholds, great 18th-Centruy palaces, and the classic Art Deco skyscrapers of New York. Learn about the great architectural movements and the personalities that created them, and explore the most iconic buildings in the world, from the Parthenon in Greece to the (current) world?s tallest skyscraper, the Khalifa Tower in Dubai. This book is a perfect introduction to what?s cool about the fascinating world of architecture.
Subjects: Fiction.; Building; Architecture;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Once upon a fairy tale house : the true story of four sisters and the magic they built / by Ray, Mary Lyn,author.(CARDINAL)758202; Potter, Giselle,illustrator.(CARDINAL)347529;
Includes bibliographical references."A picture book biography of the four Moody sisters who designed and built fairy tale-like cottages in Santa Barbara in the 1930s and 1940s"--Ages 1-8.Grades 2-3.
Subjects: Biographies.; Picture books.; Moody family; Cottages; Fantastic architecture; Sisters; Women architects;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 11
unAPI

Birdhouses : imaginative housing for the feathered community / by Garisto, Leslie.(CARDINAL)771982;
Give them shelter -- Birdhouse basics -- Rustic abodes -- Architectural options -- Fanciful and fantastic -- Collecting and displaying -- Birdhouse blueprints -- Sources.
Subjects: Birdhouses; Birdhouses;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
unAPI

The fantastic engravings of Wendel Dietterlin : the 203 plates and text of his Architectura / by Dietterlin, Wendel,1550?-1599?(CARDINAL)280318;
Subjects: Decoration and ornament, Architectural.; Architecture;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Barcelona / by Noble, Isabella,author.(CARDINAL)344651; Ditaranto, Jamie,author.; Fox, Esme,author.; Lonely Planet Global Limited,issuing body.(CARDINAL)782901;
Plan your trip -- The guide -- Toolkit -- Storybook.Lonely Planet's Barcelona is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the city has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Explore fantastical architecture, shop in neighbourhood markets and discover Catalan culture; all with your trusted travel companion.General.
Subjects: Guidebooks.; Guidebooks.; Guides touristiques.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
unAPI

Results 1 to 10 of 41 |