'From the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge to building on the moon this utterly fascinating
and visually stunning book is sure to build sky-scraping curiosity in young engineers' Kate
Pankhurst author of the Fantastically Great Women series 'I adored reading How Was That Built?
with my son. The fascinating facts and huge detailed pictures led to lots of interesting
conversations for both of us. You will never take buildings for granted again!' David Walliams
comedian and children's author As seen on Steph's Packed Lunch and featured in Cerys Matthew's
BBC Radio 6 Music show and 'The Dreams We Live Inside' on BBC Radio 4 Join Roma Agrawal the
award-winning structural engineer who worked on The Shard for an exciting behind-the-scenes
look at some of the world's most amazing landmarks. Meet the extraordinary people who
challenged our beliefs about what's possible pioneering remarkable inventions that helped
build the Brooklyn Bridge in the US the Pantheon in Italy the Burj Khalifa in Dubai the
Shard in England and the Sapporo Dome in Japan. Discover the ingenious methods engineers have
come up with to enable us to build underground underwater on ice and even in space. And learn
about the impact different forces and materials can have on a structure by carrying out your
own engineering experiments from the 'Try it at Home' sections. Beautiful and detailed
illustrations by Katie Hickey including cross-sections skylines and close-ups of engineering
techniques in action provide unique and illuminating perspectives of our most awe-inspiring
constructions. Get ready to see the built world around you like never before! 'Exploring this
beautiful book feels like having a conversation with Roma full of expert insight and
fascinating detail. With playful illustrations stacks of brand-new information and plenty of
context - this is children's non-fiction at its best' Isabel Thomas science writer and author
of Moth and Fox 'Skilfully illustrated and filled with remarkable details this book is a treat
for any young engineer. Roma's breadth of knowledge and genuine passion shines through every
page. It's simply beautiful' Angela Saini science journalist and author 'Open this book at any
page and you are immediately sucked into the fascination of how things work - a wonderful
achievement and a beautiful one too' Mark Miodownik materials engineer broadcaster and author
of Stuff Matters 'How Was That Built? is a brilliant and essential book . Hopefully schools and
libraries will purchase the book in big numbers because it deserves to be widely read and
discussed. I also think it will do a lot to encourage young people to consider a career in
construction' Infrastructure-Intelligence.com
