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Based on many years of personal observation, Habraken's important new book critically examines the role of the architect as a professional descendent of Palladio, and as an heir to his...

A comprehensive, illustrated study of American industrial architecture and civil engineering from the mid-eighteenth century to World War II.

This splendid pictorial history contains outstanding examples of bridge engineering and design. It ranges far and wide - from stone viaducts in Roman Iberia and H'an dynasty masonry arches, to...

If we are to understand the modern landscape it is vital to recognise its manmade features. Guide to Urban Engineering provides non-specialist readers with an introduction to the technology that...

Focusing on the refreshing process of design with which Will Alsop engages, Tom Porter reveals and traces the process, from public consultation to the privacy of Alsop's painting studio, from...

Providing guidance on research methods for construction students, this book is divided into three sections: producing a proposal, executing the research and reporting the results.

Thomas Telford's name is familiar; his story less so. Born in 1757 in the Scottish Borders, his father died in his infancy, plunging the family into poverty. Telford's life soared...

Explores the many ways in which the earth has been transformed by human effort throughout history. This book highlights the formal and functional characteristics of earthworks, and explores how people...

O'Connor's life was both a triumph and a tragedy. He pulled himself up from disadvantaged beginnings in a famine-torn Ireland to become a master of his profession, inspired and inspiring...