Why buildings stand up the strength of architecture
Salvadori, Mario
Why buildings stand up the strength of architecture - New York W W Norton & Co Ltd 2002 - 323p. ill 24cm.
Structures -- The Pyramids -- Loads -- Materials -- Beams and columns -- Houses -- Skyscrapers -- The Eiffel Tower -- Bridges -- The Brooklyn Bridge -- Form-reistant structures -- The unfinished cathedral -- Domes -- Hagia Sophia -- Tents and balloons -- The hanging sky -- The message of structure.
Introduces building methods from ancient times to the present day, including recent advances in science and technology that have had important effects on the planning and construction of buildings.
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International
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Why buildings stand up the strength of architecture - New York W W Norton & Co Ltd 2002 - 323p. ill 24cm.
Structures -- The Pyramids -- Loads -- Materials -- Beams and columns -- Houses -- Skyscrapers -- The Eiffel Tower -- Bridges -- The Brooklyn Bridge -- Form-reistant structures -- The unfinished cathedral -- Domes -- Hagia Sophia -- Tents and balloons -- The hanging sky -- The message of structure.
Introduces building methods from ancient times to the present day, including recent advances in science and technology that have had important effects on the planning and construction of buildings.
0393306763 978039330676
International
690.21 $2 21