Why buildings stand up : the strength of architecture /

Salvadori, Mario.

Why buildings stand up : the strength of architecture / Mario Salvadori - New York : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., c1980 - 323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Structures -- The Pyramids -- Loads -- Materials -- Beams and columns -- Houses -- Skyscrapers -- The Eiffel tower -- Bridges -- The Brooklyn bridge -- Form-resistant structures -- The Unfinished cathedral -- Domes -- Hagia Sophia -- Tents and balloons -- the Hanging sky --The Message of structure.

This book was written for those who love beautiful buildings and wonder how they stand up.

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ARCHITECTURE

TH 845 .S25 1980