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Why buildings stand up : the strength of architecture / Mario Salvadori

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., c1980Description: 323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780393306767
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TH 845 .S25 1980
Contents:
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.
Summary: This book was written for those who love beautiful buildings and wonder how they stand up.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Architecture General Circulation Architecture GC TH 845 .S25 1980 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000000089

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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