A fantastic sci fi book exploring imaginary structures from books and films. Written and illustrated by Neil Blevins. Diagrams by Neil Blevins.
Guest paintings from artists Col Price, Andy Proctor, Jeremy Cook, Ken Fairclough and Jullius Granada, all veterans of film and videogames.
From the publisher:
"Megastructures: The Visual Encyclopedia" is part science book, part inspirational artbook. It contains everything from orbiting space habitats to solar system spanning stellar engineering projects. Each of the 40 structures in the encyclopedia includes a scientific explanation, followed by paintings and diagrams that bring the concept to life.
The complete list of structures is below...
Alderson Disk, Arcology, Artificial Sun, Bernal Sphere, Bishop Ring, Ceiling City, Cloud City, Discworld, Dyson Sphere, Ecumenopolis, Floating City, Fusion Candle, Gas Giant Refinery, Hoopworld, Interstellar Highway, Krasnikov Tube, Launch Loop, Matrioshka Brain, Megatall Skyscraper, Movable City, Nicoll-Dyson Laser, O'Neill Cylinder, Orbital Ring, Polyhedral Habitat, Ringworld, Rungworld, Shell World, Shkadov Thruster, Skyhook, Space Elevator, Space Farm, Stanford Torus, Star Lifter, Star Tram, Topopolis, Underground City, Undersea Habitat, Warp Gate, Worldhouse Roof
Neil Blevins is an Art Director & Senior Concept Designer in Film, Games, Books, Tech. He builds Scifi Worlds. Professional Work: Pixar Alum (16 Yrs), Blur, WarnerMedia
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