Curious
Constructions

A peculiar portfolio of fifty fascinating structures

Curious about constructions?

Inside this book, you'll come face-to-face with 50 incredible structures, including: a fire-breathing octopus sculpture; the skateboard ramp you'd need to jump the Great Wall of China; a whole community of tree houses in Costa Rica; and a lifesize X-Wing Starfighter built of Legos.

These and many more fascinating accounts of constructions both fantastically useful and gloriously unnecessary await inquisitive readers, aspiring engineers, and anyone who ever looked at a skyscraper and thought, "Yeah, but what if it had a roller coaster on top?"

AUTHOR

MICHAEL HEARST is a writer, musician, and composer. His other books include Unusual Creatures and Extraordinary People. As a musician, Hearst has recorded and released more than a dozen albums, some with his band One Ring Zero, and others under his own name, such as Songs for Ice Cream Trucks, Songs for Fearful Flyers, and Songs for Unusual Creatures (which was turned into a PBS Digital Series). In addition, he has composed music for several films, including To Be Takei, Magic Camp, and Chicken People. Hearst lives in a small but cozy Brooklyn apartment with his wife, son, and cat.

ILLUSTRATOR

MATT JOHNSTONE is an illustrator based in London. Since graduating from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design he has illustrated for a wide range of clients around the globe. You may recognize Matt’s illustrations from the sports pages of the Guardian. His hand-drawn illustrations are bold and playful and embrace both traditional and digital techniques. Matt won a Cannes Lion for his illustration work for Greenpeace’s Car Free Day campaign.