Parkyn, Neil 1943–

PERSONAL: Born 1943.

ADDRESSES: Agent—c/o Author Mail, Merrell Publishers Limited, 81 Southwark St., London SE1 0HX, England.

CAREER: Architect and journalist.

WRITINGS:

(Editor) The Seventy Wonders of the Modern World, Thames & Hudson (New York, NY), 2002.

SuperStructures: The World's Greatest Modern Structures, Merrell (London, England), 2004.

SIDELIGHTS: British author Neil Parkyn works as an architect and a city planner. In 2002, Parkyn edited The Seventy Wonders of the Modern World, which highlights structures from around the world, providing information about each structure's dimensions, reason for construction, and history. The structures are arranged by category, and include religious buildings, castles, state buildings, skyscrapers, bridges, canals, and colossal statues. The text for each structure is augmented by a number of photographs and illustrations. Donna Seaman, in a review for Booklist, described the book as an "efficiently designed, photo-rich, mind-expanding volume," while School Library Journal contributor Judy McAloon called the book a "beautifully executed, well-organized work."

Parkyn is also the author of SuperStructures: The World's Greatest Modern Structures, which features fifty-seven important structures from the last one hundred years, including bridges, tunnels, airports, hydroelectric dams, observatories, and sports stadiums.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Booklist, December 1, 2002, Donna Seaman, review of The Seventy Wonders of the Modern World, p. 639.

Geographical, December, 2002, review of The Seventy Wonders of the Modern World, p. 69.

Library Journal, October 15, 2002, Russell T. Clement, review of The Seventy Wonders of the Modern World, p. 70; March 1, 2005, David R. Conn, review of SuperStructures: The World's Greatest Modern Structures, p. 83.

School Library Journal, May, 2003, Judy McAloon, review of The Seventy Wonders of the Modern World, p. 181.

Science News, December 21, 2002, review of The Seventy Wonders of the Modern World, p. 401.