by David MacAulay · Timun Mas · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788471764256
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«El rascacielos (Unbuilding)» is the illustrated architecture book by David Macaulay, published by Timun Mas in paperback (84 pages, in Spanish).
Through black-and-white illustrations, the book explores the hypothetical purchase, dismantling, and relocation of the Empire State Building by an Arab conglomerate. The work traces the reverse process of constructing a great skyscraper and offers a reflection on architecture and engineering.
Original work published in 1979 as Unbuilding; this Spanish edition is from 1983. It is part of David Macaulay's Architecture series.
Aimed at young adult and adult readers interested in architecture and engineering, with a visual approach that serves as an introduction to the world of skyscrapers.
David Macaulay is a British-born American illustrator and writer. His works include Cathedral (1973), The Way Things Work (1988), and its updated revisions The New Way Things Work (1998) and The Way Things Work Now (2016). His illustrations have been featured in nonfiction books combining text and illustrations explaining architecture, design, and engineering, and he has written a number of children's fiction books.
