Reddit mentions of Architecture and Construction: Building Pyramids, Log Cabins, Castles, Igloos, Bridges, and Skyscrapers (Scholastic Voyages of Discovery) (Scholastic Voyages of Discovery. Visual)

I looked at my books tonight and have a few – I think what you are thinking of is the Scholastic series called "Voyages of Discovery". I actually have the "Architecture and Construction" as well as the "Exploring Energy" books here at home. The have detailed illustrations with transparent overlays that show you the interiors of buildings, etc. really cool stuff. Here's a link to the series on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Architecture-Construction-Skyscrapers-Scholastic-Discovery/dp/0590476440/ref=pd_sim_b_8

The other possibility that I feel strongly about would be this book I have called "Metropolis: Ten Cities - Ten Centuries". It has highly detailed illustrations of cities throughout time. I don't know if this is also part of a series, but it's geared towards children. Perhaps the illustrator of this book did similar work in others. Here's an Amazon link to that: http://www.amazon.com/Metropolis-Ten-Cities-Centuries/dp/0810942844/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346294816&sr=1-1&keywords=0810942844

The artist of that book is named Albert Lorenz and some work on his site can be seen here: http://albertlorenzstudio.com/bookart.html


Let me know if any of this rings a bell, I'd be interested to find out!