Who Built That? Modern Houses
A children's book about Modern Architecture
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Architecture? It's easy! A door, two windows and a roof. This is one of the earliest drawings of a child: a house.
“Who Built That? Modern Houses” is a modern architecture guide, adapted to younger readers, which calls for a discovery on a fun-filled tour through ten of the most important houses by the greatest architects of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Beginning with a brief biographical sketch of each architect, illustrator Didier Cornille uses a light touch to depict the various stages of construction, paying special attention to key design innovations and signature details.
Cornille’s charming drawings and accessible text unlock the secrets of modern classic houses, ranging from Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye (1931) and Frank Lloyd Wrights' Fallingwater (1939) to Shigeru Ban s Cardboard House (1995) and Rem Koolhaas’s Bordeaux House (1998).
Charles & Ray Eames' House| Illustration © Didier Cornille
Guggenheim Museum in New York City by Frank Lloyd Wright | Illustration © Didier Cornille
Portuguese Pavilion for Expo 1998 in Lisbon by Álvaro siza Vieira| Illustration © Didier Cornille
The book has just been published by Orfeu Negro, within a book collection for children Orfeu Mini, and promises readers of all ages true delight in this colorful introduction to modern architecture s most extraordinary homes.
