Building big : [videorecording (DVD)] domes.

Building big : [videorecording (DVD)] domes.

Alternate Title
: 
Domes

Publication Date
: 
2004, 2000

Publication Information
: 
Boston, Mass. : WGBS Boston Video,

Physical Description
: 
1 videodisc (ca. 65 min.)

Subject Term
: 
Engineering -- Juvenile films.
 
Video recordings for the hearing impaired -- Juvenile films.
 
Domes -- Juvenile films.

Series
: 
BUILDING BIG
 
BUILDING SMALL
 
BUILDING BIG.
 
BUILDING SMALL.

Additional Contributors
: 
Macauley, David.

Performer
: 
Hosted by David Macaulay.

Summary
: 
What holds up the Astrodome? Why did the Romans leave a hole in the roof of the Pantheon? Tour the world and trace the 2000-year history of domes with David Macaulay. From Houstons Astrodome to Romes St. Peters Cathedral, to the geodesic domes of Buckminster Fuller, Domes introduces ingenious designers, recounts rarely told heroic stories, and reveals amazing triumphs through spectacular film footage, fascinating facts, and dramatic recreations.

Language
: 
English

ISBN
: 
9781593752101

General Note
: 
Bonus activity! Building your own mini-dome with Kenny and Caroline from Zoom.
 
DVD.


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH)JUV NFIC DVD - BASEMENTJuvenile Non-Fiction DVD - Basement624 BUINot Available