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Uncommon Structures, Unconventional Builders,
Alan Van Dine.
Alan Van Dine approaches the history
of the built environment from a unique perspective: highlighting
the structures that pique our interest for their uniqueness
and un-believability. Obvious examples like the Great Wall
of China, Petra, and Machu Picchu sit alongside more humble
structures like igloos, Sarah Winchester's "haunted
house", and the common bird's nest. My favorite chapters
tended towards the exotic, such as the Winchester House,
an ever-expanding anomaly built by an heiress of the gun-maker's
fortune and built according to seances held by the owner
to keep away bad spirits. In many ways, it's the motivations
behind these various structures that fascinates, as much
as the structures themselves.
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