Las Animas - Bent County Library District

"Come on down to the construction site! Meet the mega machines that will help workers build a brand-new school"--Back cover.

"In this book, early fluent readers will learn about the technology behind the world's coolest museums, covering how they are planned, designed, and constructed by architects and engineers. Crisp, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more. An infographic aids understanding, and an activity offers readers an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about the architecture of museums using...

Lured by the promise of land and opportunity, miners, cowhands, laborers, settlers and fortune-seekers poured into Colorado during the mid-to-late 19th Century and into the 20th. To accommodate the population boom, industrious Coloradoans built scores of hotels some elaborate, some modest, all a touchstone to this critical era in Centennial State history. Join Alexandra Walker Clark on this tour through Colorado's historic hotels. Discover how the...

The Colorado Center for Community Development (CCCD) is a clinical teaching practice within the College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Colorado Denver. Our mission is to provide students with real world experience in architecture, landscape architecture, planning and other disciplines as they provide communities with technical assistance that moves public improvement projects forward. Communities benefit through assistance that...

Every human requires shelter from the elements, whether they live under the intense African sun or by the frigid Arctic Ocean. Our need to build has produced countless styles of architecture, from ancient temples to modern skyscrapers, some soaring into the air and some containing just one room for an entire family. Architecture is a complex endeavor, encompassing a variety of artistic and technical fields to create the spaces where we live, work,...

"As he entered his seventies, the great Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo despaired that his productive years were past. Anguished by the death of friends and discouraged by the loss of commissions to younger artists, this supreme painter and sculptor began carving his own tomb. It was at this unlikely moment that fate intervened to task Michelangelo with the most ambitious and daunting project of his long creative life. 'Michelangelo, God's...

"In this book, early fluent readers will learn about the technology behind the world's coolest stadiums, covering how they are planned, designed, and constructed by architects and engineers. Crisp, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more. An infographic aids understanding, and an activity offers readers an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about the architecture of stadiums using...

The Western Guide to Feng Shui Room by Room is dedicated to bringing the pearls of feng shui wisdom into the Western household

A pictorial collection of Victorian houses accompanied by brief captions, known as the "Painted Ladies," inspiried by The Colorist Movement in San Francisco in the sixties. Discusses this unique architectural heritage, the homeowners, their neighbors, and new generations of admirers across the country.