TY - BOOK AU - Salvadori, Mario. TI - Why buildings stand up: the strength of architecture SN - 9780393306767 AV - TH 845 .S25 1980 PY - 1980/// CY - New York PB - W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. KW - ARCHITECTURE N1 - 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 N2 - This book was written for those who love beautiful buildings and wonder how they stand up ER -