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Engineering Architecture: The Vision of Fazlur R. Khan
Through detailed examination of projects at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, this study of Khan's career provides insight into architectural and engineering practice.
"Secrets of Lost Empires": Reconstructing the Glories of Ages Past
Tying in with a BBC2 television series, this book records attempts to solve the mysteries which surround the construction of some of the world's great archaeological treasures, without the help...
Palladio's Children: Essays on Everyday Environment and the Architect
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...
Industry, Architecture, and Engineering: American Ingenuity, 1750-1950
A comprehensive, illustrated study of American industrial architecture and civil engineering from the mid-eighteenth century to World War II.
Great Bridges: From Ancient Times to the Twentieth Century
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...
Guide to Urban Engineering: Infrastructure and Technology in the
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...
Will Alsop: The Noise
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...
Research Methods in Construction
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.
Man of Iron: Thomas Telford and the Building of Britain
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...