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Win Six Books for Children on Architecture and Design

Five winners will each receive from a three-book gift set of "Design Dossiers" from Paintbox Press, two children's architecture books from Princeton Architectural Press, and The Future Architect’s Handbook from Schiffer Publishing

November 19, 2014

This giveaway is now closed. The winners are Kirsten Haberer, Dion Star, Matthew Hoffman, Richard Gregory, and Henry F. Skerritt. If you have a child in your life who is a budding architect or designer, our new giveaway is for you. We’re offering five winners each a total of six books that introduce young and school-age children to architecture and design. (Details on how to enter below.)

Who Built That? Skyscrapers by Didier Cornille, 2014 (Princeton Architectural Press), The Future Architect’s Handbook by Barbara Beck, 2014 (Schiffer Publishing), and Who Built That? Modern Houses by Didier Cornille, 2014 (Princeton Architectural Press)

Each winner will receive two colorful new new primers from Princeton Architectural Press by French illustrator Didier Cornille: Who Built That? Modern Houses and Who Built That? Skyscrapers, and from Schiffer Publishing, The Future Architect’s Handbook by architect Barbara Beck, which shows young readers how architects really work, taking them through the process of planning and building a house.

Slipcase for Design Dossier: Gift Set, 2014 (Paintbox Press) and interior pages from Graphic Design, one of the three books by Pamela Pease offered in the gift set.

The winners will also each receive a three-book gift set of “Design Dossiers” from Paintbox Press. The “Dossiers,” aimed at ages 10 and up, are the recipients of Parents’ Choice Awards. Included in the set are The World of Design, Architecture, and Graphic Design, which come in a stylish slipcase for the 2014 holiday season.

Enter to win:

Win Six Books for Children on Architecture and Design

The giveaway drawing runs through through Tuesday, November 25, 11:59 PM (EST). Five winners will receive all six books.

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