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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | David Macaulay takes us on a visual journey through a city's various support systems by exposing a typical section of the underground network and explaining how it works. We see a network of walls, columns, cables, pipes and tunnels required to satisfy the basic needs of a city's inhabitants. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | David Macaulay | | Paperback: | 112 pages | | Publisher: | Graphia | | Publication Date: | March 23, 1983 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0395340659 | | Product Length: | 11.02 inches | | Product Width: | 9.16 inches | | Product Height: | 0.39 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.1 pounds | | Package Length: | 11.0 inches | | Package Width: | 9.1 inches | | Package Height: | 0.5 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 13 reviews |
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29 of 29 found the following review helpful:
 anatomy of an infrastructure Jul 11, 2004
By David Group
This book ranks as one of Macaulay's best, as it reveals the networks of systems that are the lifeblood of a city, from various building foundations to sewers to subways, showing how they are constructed and sometimes interact with each other. The text, though minimal, is packed with information, which is supplemented by the superb and detailed drawings. One of the coolest aspects of the book, though, is the views from below, as if a rat with x-ray vision were able to gaze up at this intricate maze of technological wonders. Macaulay's sense of humor is evident throughout, as seen by his inclusion of various critters (including an alligator and an elephant), lots of references to dogs and fire hydrants, a billboard ad for his book PYRAMID, and even a human skull and hand (!!) in one drawing of an excavation. Great fun to read and highly recommended.
18 of 18 found the following review helpful:
Great Visual Imagination and Wit Jan 01, 2007
By Marco Antonio Abarca
Most book illustrators portray buildings from an eagle's eye perspective. A few talented illustrators will open up the buildings and give insightful cross sectional views. What makes this book so special is that David Macaulay shows us buildings from the perspective of looking up from the bedrock on which the building rests. This is unique and is typical of Macaulay's great visual imagination and wit.
This book concentrates on a big city corner where four large buildings sit. The story begins with the foundation excavation, the pouring of foundation pilings and moves up to building infrastructure that sits just below the city street. We are all aware that a great deal of engineering goes into making large cities livable. However, there is nothing like a well illustrated book to help one understand the sheer complexity of our modern infrastructure.
I would recommend this book to older children with an interest in the physical world around them. It is also a great book for adults with an interest in architecture and urban planning. There are illustrators with better drafting skills than David Macaulay but when it comes to sheer imagination, Macaulay is in a league of his own. Highly recommended.
16 of 16 found the following review helpful:
"What are those round metal things in the street?" Oct 04, 2002
By KURT H KROHN
What Mr. Macaulay does is pull up a city by the roots, shake the dirt off, and take a no-nonsense (well, maybe a little nonsense) look at what is revealed. The illustrations are clear and informative, with just a touch of whimsy. The book covers sanitary sewers, storm sewers, water lines, electricity, telephone, subways and building foundations. A gift for aspiring civil engineers of all ages!
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Good clear book for the layman / secondary school child Sep 08, 2005
By James Sangster
An award winning book, famous amongst teachers of architecture. This book is full of pen and ink cutaway line drawings of just about every underground structure, explaining to the lay person how they all interact. The problem is it is set in the USA, but that aside, it is a very interesting book.
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12 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Great Work! Jul 10, 2000
By Elizabeth Brady
David Macauley's work has just gotten better thru the years ...but even his early books like underground are wonderful! I received this book as a child & I'm now ordering it as a gift.
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