Description: See my seller reviews. Just recycling things I no longer need. 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. B/W line drawings
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Book Title: Why Buildings Stand Up : the Strength of Architecture
Author: Mario G. Salvadori
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Structural, General
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, T.H.E.
Publication Year: 1982
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Architecture
Number of Pages: 311 Pages
