Around the World in 80 Buildings

David Long (Author) David Long is a writer and journalist who has written many adult and children's books on topics such as London, popular science and the environment. His book Survivors (Faber & Faber) won the Blue Peter Book Award 2017.Lou Baker Smith (Illustrator) Lou Baker Smith is a freelance illustrator and designer, working in book publishing and packaging design. Her work is diverse in subject matter and technique, the common thread that runs through it is a love of colour, textures and layers.

• Vanished civilisations Pyramids FEATURE: Tools & technology Going Underground Monumental statues Defensive structures FEATURE: The builders Palaces of power Reaching for the sky Religious structures Coping with climate change A material world FEATURE: Change of use Famous landmarks Cars, ships and trains Getting from A to B FEATURE: Reuse & recycle Places for pleasure Life after death Out of this world What will we build next? Location list: Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Libya, Cambodia, Crete, Mexico, Sudan, USA, Egypt, UK, Italy, Croatia, China, Chile, Brazil, Syria, Morocco, France, Siberia, Spain, India, Hungary, UAE, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia, Sweden, Mali, Bolivia, South Africa, Maldives, Thailand, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Canada, Panama, Japan, Switzerland, Uzbekistan, Antarctica, Outer space.