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.
9780393306767
ARCHITECTURE
TH 845 .S25 1980
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.
9780393306767
ARCHITECTURE
TH 845 .S25 1980