This book features in the following series: Dk Eyewitness, Dk Eyewitness Guides .
There are 64 pages in this book. This is a reference book. This book was published 1997 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .
Phil Wilkinson is a freelance writer and the author of 50 books, as well as being a dad of two. He is a contributor to a number of parenting sites, including the Huffington Post, writing about education, bullying, sex education and teenagers.
This book has the following chapters: The notion of design; building with wood; earth and its uses; tiles; building with stone; the concrete jungle; glass finishing off; modern synthetic building materials; foundations; walls; under your feet; covering up; building a building; vaults; domes; windows; grand entrances; columns and arches; towers; ornament and decoration; extending your property.