{"product_id":"so-you-want-to-be-an-architect-a-kids-guide-to-architecture-building-design-blueprints-and-the-creative-thinkers-who-imagine-and-shape-the-spaces-9781972766606","title":"So You Want To Be An Architect: A Kids' Guide to Architecture, Building Design, Blueprints, and the Creative Thinkers Who Imagine and Shape the Spaces","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eSo You Want To Be A...\u003c\/em\u003e Series - 2026 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, Grand Prize Winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo You Want to Be an Architect\u003c\/em\u003e - the career book for the kid who can't stop building, drawing, and dreaming up spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor every young reader who builds elaborate worlds out of blocks, notices how a room feels the moment they walk in, or redraws the floor plan of their own house for fun - this beautifully illustrated introduction to architecture was written for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this isn't a book that pretends architecture is only about drawing pretty buildings. It reveals a surprising truth: a great building doesn't start with the building. It starts with people. Before an architect draws a single line, she listens - asking how a family really lives, what they need, what they love. The skill that matters most in architecture isn't drawing at all. It's empathy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, kids ages 10-14 will explore: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat architects really do - from the first pencil sketch on a napkin to the software (AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp) that builds a whole structure inside a computer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe real tools of the trade - sketching, physical models, 3D printing, and an architect's most underrated instrument: their own senses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnforgettable true stories - the London skyscraper that melted a car, the tower with a giant swinging ball named Damper Baby, the world's thinnest house, and Gaudí's upside-down Sagrada Família\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe trailblazers who shaped our skylines - Filippo Brunelleschi, Frank Lloyd Wright, Maya Lin, Zaha Hadid, J rn Utzon, and Norma Merrick Sklarek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \"Day in the Life,\" a glossary of architect words, and what any curious kid can start doing right now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, readers learn how the spaces around us shape how we heal, how we learn, and how we gather - and whether they have the curiosity, patience, and eye for people the work takes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA perfect pick for curious kids who love building, drawing, LEGO, Minecraft, and design; for STEAM learning and career exploration at home, in homeschool, or in the classroom; and as a gift for future architects, engineers, and makers ages 8 to 14.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003cem\u003eSo You Want To Be A\u003c\/em\u003e... series - honest, inspiring, beautifully illustrated career guides that treat young readers as the future professionals they might become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause someone has to design the room where a child learns to read, and the library that anchors a town for a hundred years. Maybe that someone is your reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e So You Want to Be...Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781972766606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.11d","brand":"Linda Soules","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53195286184117,"sku":"9781972766606","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781972766606.jpg?v=1788273678","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/so-you-want-to-be-an-architect-a-kids-guide-to-architecture-building-design-blueprints-and-the-creative-thinkers-who-imagine-and-shape-the-spaces-9781972766606","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}