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Why Buildings Stand Up: Strength of Architecture from the Pyramids to the Skyscraper Book

Why Buildings Stand Up The alliance between architecture and structure and the people who forged it is the topic of this book. The author provides an introduction to building methods from ancient times to the present day.Read More

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  • Foyles

    Between a nomad's tent and the Sears Tower lies a revolution in technology, materials, and structures. Here is a clear and enthusiastic introduction to buildings 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: improved materials (steel, concrete, plastics), progress in antiseismic designs, and the revolutionary changes in both architectural and structural design made possible by the computer.

  • BookDepository

    Why Buildings Stand Up : Paperback : WW Norton & Co : 9780393306767 : 0393306763 : 17 Feb 2002 : "Readers will rejoice... in the physical discoveries, ancient and modern, that create and govern the artifacts inside of which readers spend most of their natural lives.""-New York Times"

  • Blackwell

    Here is a clear and enthusiastic introduction to building methods from ancient time to the present day, illustrated throughout with line drawings. In addition, Mr. Salvadori discusses recent advances in science and technology that have had...

  • Waterstones

    The alliance between architecture and structure and the people who forged it is the topic of this book. The author provides an introduction to building methods from ancient times to the present day.

  • 0393306763
  • 9780393306767
  • M Salvadori
  • 16 January 1991
  • W. W. Norton & Co.
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 328
  • New edition
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