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Why buildings stand up the strength of architecture

By: Publication details: New York W W Norton & Co Ltd 2002Description: 323p. ill 24cmISBN:
  • 0393306763
  • 978039330676
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 690.21 $2 21
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.

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.