Naissance d'une pyramide

"le complexe architectural présenté dans cette histoire est purement fictif, de même que les personnages du mécène et de l'architecte.
 Les bâtiments en revanche, s'inspirent directement d'exemples réels construits entre 1540 et 1580 à istanbul et ses environs par sinan, le plus célèbre architecte de l'empire ottoman. a mes yeux, les meilleurs exemples d'architecture d'inspiration religieuse figurent parmi les plus belles réalisations de l'homme.  quand ils servent une force supérieure, les êtres humains semblent capables de se surpasser, et même de réaliser l'impossible.
 Motivés par leur foi et guidés par leur sens pratique, les bâtisseurs dont il est ici question ont su créer des édifices qui révèlent une ingéniosité, une ambition et une maîtrise rarement égalées dans l'histoire de l'architecture. " david macaulay.

Naissance d'une mosquee

Remparts massifs et formidables dressés à même le roc, gardiens redoutables d'un confluent ou sentinelles avancées d'un prince conquérant, les châteaux forts du Moyen Age témoignent aujourd'hui encore d'un fabuleux passé de mystère, d'aventure et de combats. C'est l'histoire de leur construction, pierre par pierre, mais aussi celle des hommes qui les ont édifiés, que David Macaulay fait revivre pour nous, avec toute la puissance d'une civilisation dont nous sommes les héritiers directs.

Naissance D'un Château Fort

The Gothic cathedral is one of humanity's greatest masterpieces--an architectural feast that couldn't help but attract the attention of renowned author-illustrator David Macaulay. Once an architectural student at the Rhode Island School of Design, Macaulay glories in the intricacies and beauty of structure, as evidenced in his masterful pen-and-ink drawings in critically acclaimed children's books such as Castle, Pyramid, and Rome Antics. He begins Cathedral in 1252, when the people of a fictitious French town named Chutreaux decide to build a cathedral after their existing church is struck by lightning. We first meet the craftspeople, then examine the tools, study their cathedral plans, and watch the laying of the foundation. Week by week we witness the construction of this glorious temple to God. Macaulay intuitively hones in on the details about which we are the most curious: How were those enormously high ceilings built and decorated? How were those 60-foot-high windows made and installed in the 13th century? And how did people haul those huge, heavy bells up into the skyscraper-high towers? Thanks to Macaulay's thorough, thoughtful tribute to the Gothic cathedral, not a stone, turret, or pane of stained glass is left unexamined or unexplained. (Ages 9 and older) --Gail Hudson

Naissance d'une cathédrale

A wonderous portfolio that has to be seen to be savored-or even believed for that matter. Here are the plans for the Tower of Pisa-on a skewed drafting table, the Eiffel Tower tipped over across from the Seine, the ruins of a McDonald's stand following some future Vesuvius, the disastrous meeting of the Great and Lesser Walls of China, and many other gems.

Great Moments in Architecture

"David Macaulay . . . is a superb craftsman and an imaginative writer and illustrator . . . His new book is a marvel of imagination and a comfortable satire. He projects a time when our civilization will have been buried . . . As always with Mr. Macaulay's books, wonderfully illustrated." -- New York Times Book Review

La Civilisation perdue : Naissance d'une archéologie

In this comprehensive and entertaining resource, David Macaulay reveals the inner workings of the human body as only he could. In order to present this complicated subject in an accurate and entertaining way, he put in years of research. He sat in on anatomy classes, dissections, and even reached inside the rib cages of two cadavers to compare their spleen sizes. He observed numerous surgeries, including a ten-hour procedure where a diseased pancreas was removed, as well as one where a worn-out old knee was replaced by a brand new one. This hands-on investigation gives Macaulay a unique perspective to lead his readers on a visual journey through the workings of the human body. The seven sections within the book take us from the cells that form our foundation to the individual systems they build. Each beautifully illustrated spread details different aspects of our complex structure, explaining the function of each and offering up-close glimpses, unique cross-sections and perspectives, and even a little humor along the way. This one-of-a-kind book can serve as a reference for children, families, teachers, and anyone who has questions about how his or her body works. When readers see how David Macaulay builds a body and explains the way it works, they will come away with a new appreciation of the amazing world inside them.

The Way We Work

Dans la caravelle, nous accompagnons un groupe d'archéologues sous-marins à la recherche d'une caravelle disparue depuis longtemps sur un récif de la mer des antilles.
 La mise au jour, un à un, des objets et instruments de l'époque donne lieu à une interprétation minutieuse relatée par l'association de dessins, de documents, de cartes et de schémas.  au fur et à mesure que  les vestiges du passé nous sont livrés, une histoire se révèle à nous : celle de la naissance triomphale de la magdalena de séville et de son dernier et tragique voyage vers un autre continent.

Naissance d'une pyramide

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