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    What Adults Don’t Know About Architecture | Book Review

    Trevor Laurence JockimsBy Trevor Laurence Jockims2 Mins Read Ages 9-12 Art Teens: Young Adults
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    What Adults Don’t Know About Architecture: Inspiring young minds to build a more beautiful world

    Written by The School of Life

    Edited by Alain de Botton

    Ages 9-15 | 192 Pages

    Publisher: The School of Life | ISBN-13: 978-1912891306

    What to expect: Sophistication, Educational, Inspiring

    Who doesn’t want to know more about architecture? Even though buildings surround us, and many of culture’s most remarkable achievements are buildings, this area of knowledge is often overlooked in most educational protocols. Part of a series edited by Alain de Botton detailing the many things adults don’t know about, this book gives everyone a worthy walk into some of the world’s significant buildings and architectural achievements.

    Cathedrals, airports, museums, opera houses, and much more offer a survey of architectural achievements spanning the globe and across many centuries and cultures.

    “Does it matter what a place looks like?” the book asks in its opening.
    The rest of the book provides a satisfying, complete answer to this question (the answer is a resounding Yes) by detailing the symbolic nature of buildings, the way spaces can make us feel, and the long history of the different expressions these realities have been given.

    Children will respond naturally and enthusiastically to this book since they are so thoroughly in and curious about the world. Their eyes will be opened to the everyday spaces they visit—from schools to museums, to just about anywhere else—and they will be excited to pay attention to their surroundings in new and insightful ways.

    Adults, too, can get a lot out of exploring a subject that isn’t often explored thoroughly, and they will find walks and trips with their children much amplified by the architectural sense and insights What Adults Don’t Know About Architecture gives its readers.

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    Trevor Laurence Jockims lives in New York City with his wife, daughter, and son. He has reviewed books for The Times Literary Supplement, Book Forum, The Believer, and elsewhere. He completed a PhD in Comparative Literature, and teaches writing at New York University.

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