As a photographer myself, I was marveling at the images and sighing with pleasure. The photographs chosen for each building are exquisite - beautifully done both photographically and architecturally. Each skyscraper is given a great bit of history write up and includes a full page image with facts about the building overlaid on top. The book is laid out chronologically: the earliest skyscrapers (arguably starting with Home Insurance in Chicago) and continuing on not only to those just finished in the last two years but also projected skyscrapers for which groundbreaking has begun. ![]() I love that the publisher did this in a tall book format - so appropriate for the subject. This is a gorgeous book that is beautifully presented and written. She lives with her family outside of New York City. She is an Intent Voice on, and an Advisory Board member of Faith & Form, the journal of the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture, a professional interest area of the American Institute of Architects. Currently, she is at Yale University doing advanced studies on the role of time, memory, and ritual in architecture and community building. More intimately, it explores the joys of motherhood and friendship, the nature of surrender, and the pain of loss through a Marian lens in 59 essays-one for each bead of the rosary.īorn in Providence, Rhode Island, Judith received degrees in English and Studio Art from Brown University, and subsequently studied at the Open Atelier of Design and Architecture in Manhattan. The book touches on Mary’s Jewish roots, her veneration by Muslims, and Our Lady of Guadalupe’s powerful presence in Hispanic communities. Full of Grace offers a new twist on this popular subject, taking the reader inside the Virgin Mary’s world in ancient Palestine and showing, equally, how thoroughly she inhabits our own, twenty-first century experiences. ![]() Her newest book, Full of Grace: Encountering Mary in Faith, Art & LIfe, will be published on November 2, 2010. She has written several works of illustrated nonfiction that have been translated into ten languages, including Skyscrapers (Black Dog & Leventhal/ Workman, 1996) Bridges (Black Dog & Leventhal/Workman, 1997) Churches (HarperCollins, 2001), a New York Times bestseller and Monuments (Random House, 2007). Judith Dupré writes books that bridge the worlds of art, photography, and architecture in ways that delight and educate. Uniquely designed to showcase the full color images of the world's tallest buildings, Skyscrapers explores the architecture, engineering, and cultural impact of more than 60 skyline defining buildingsĪrranged chronologically by date of building construction, each informative profile includes stunning photos of the building's defining features along with building plans, diagrams, historical background, and technological information.īeginning with a fascinating interview with Adrian Smith, the master architect responsible for Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the reigning tallest building in the world at 2,717 feet (828 meters), Skyscrapers also includes in-depth looks at compelling topics in skyscraper design, including next steps in creating visionary cities of the future, and information on cutting-edge sustainable materials that help make these structures environmentally friendly. A landmark bestseller that "captivates the eye, mind, and imagination," ( The New York Times), Skyscrapers is a unique and colossal celebration of the world's most significant and striking super-structures.
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