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050 _a690.21 $2 21
100 _aSalvadori, Mario
245 _aWhy buildings stand up
_bthe strength of architecture
260 _aNew York
_bW W Norton & Co Ltd
_c2002
300 _a323p.
_bill
_c24cm.
350 _a11.50
505 _aStructures -- 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.
520 _aIntroduces 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.
651 4 _aInternational
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-CONSTRUCTION DESIGN-ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
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