Im Working on a Building

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Im Working on a Building

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Everything becomes clearer in reverse – because sometimes, things have to be taken apart to be understood.

In the near future, an exact replica of the world’s tallest tower, Dubai’s Burj al Khalifa, is being built on New Zealand’s West Coast. It’s an exercise in economic stimulation and national confidence-building after a run of natural and financial disasters. Catherine is the engineer in charge of making sure it all works. She feels there is something wrong in the plans. Or is there something wrong in her?

I’m Working on a Building follows Catherine from the top of the tower to a geodesic dome in a park in London; from the Grand Lisboa in Macau to student accommodation in Wellington; from a South Auckland theme park to the Pompidou Centre; to reveal the way chance events can undo the best efforts of human beings to plan and build their lives and worlds.

ISBN: 9781776922215
Publication date: 07/11/2024
Price: $28.00
RRP: $28.00
Format: Paperback
Temporarily out of stock
Publishing status: Due November
Author: Adam, Pip
Imprint: Te Herenga Waka University Press (V