Michael, Duncan. <br/><br/>
How skyscrapers are made / 
Duncan Michael  
 - New York, NY :  Facts On File Publications,  c1987 
 - 32 pages :  color illustrations ;  31 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>All kinds of skycrapers -- What is a skycraper? -- Planning and design -- How construction is organized -- Foundations -- Steel structures -- Concrete structures -- Cladding the exterior -- Equipping the interior -- Servicing a skyscraper -- Stage by stage -- Who creates a skyscraper? -- Great skyscrapers of the world -- The world's tallest buildings -- Glossary -- Index and acknowledgments. 
<br/><br/> Explains how skyscrapers are built, from the preliminary designs through the floor by floor construction to the final building. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>816016925 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>SKYSCRAPERS -- DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION -- JUVENILE LITERATURE
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>NA 6230 .M53 1987