🏗️✨ Guess the building… then peek inside! ✨🏗️
The delightfully clever What’s That Building? from Phaidon is a playful first introduction to architecture, design, and the big ideas hiding inside everyday buildings. Framed as an interactive guessing game, this book invites curious readers to figure out which building is needed in ten different real-life scenarios—before revealing the answer in a dramatic, detail-packed cutaway. 👀📐
What kind of building do you need for students, teachers, and learning about science, history, and art? A school! ✏️🏫 Each spread offers thoughtful clues, then opens up to show how architects design spaces—from planetariums and aquariums to airports, supermarkets, and shopping malls—to best serve the people who use them.
And the fun doesn’t stop there. Children are also invited to search each scene for a hidden architect (hard hat highly recommended), turning every page into a joyful seek-and-find adventure. The whimsical yet informative text explains architectural features in a way that feels approachable, clever, and endlessly engaging—perfect for kids who love asking “why?” and “how?” 🧠✨
Bursting with fascinating details and imagination-sparking illustrations, What’s That Building? makes architecture feel like a puzzle waiting to be solved—and proves that buildings have stories, too.
A smart, stylish pick for budding designers and curious minds ready to see the world a little differently. 🏙️📖
