By Emmanuel Monvidran. M onuments, workshops⦠Would the world of architecture be reserved for adults? No, as these comics prove, revealing its secrets to a young audience. Do you know Archibald? Archi is a mischievous cat, a faithful companion of young Basil who sometimes gets bored in his apartment. With the staging of this duo, this series of illustrated educational book-games invites budding readers from 7 years old , to a fun walk in the world of architecture and urbanism.
A mysterious world with a strange vocabulary, but which Basile realizes is at the origin of his daily universe. The very first volume of the series, Permis de construire accompanies the meeting of Basile and the architect.
Why do we need an architect to build a building? What is his role, who does he work with? Is a house built like a school? Throughout the pages, the reader meets famous architects Le Corbusier, Antonio Gaudi , discovers the Centre Pompidou-Metz, and a strange swimming pool transformed into a museum! He can also draw his dream house, his ideal school, an imaginary city. In the second opus, Chantier en cours! Basile, accompanied by Archi, visits the construction site of a wooden annex of his school with his friend the architect.
How do you pour a concrete floor? How do you insulate a building from cold and heat? What tools are needed to complete the construction site? And for that matter, how do you build a train station or a stadium? Is it the architect who builds the concert halls? What is the purpose of this architectural journey of initiation in comics? Nathan, p.
It is the story of this extraordinary migration that this splendid comic book tells us, which will undoubtedly captivate young readers, but also their parents and grandparents! Back to the list. Share the article.
