Great modern structures : 100 years of engineering genius
Littlefield, David2007
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This is a photographic compendium of 100 remarkable engineered structures built between 1900 and the present day. The book illustrates the best and most technically challenging work of engineers, builders and architects across the world
Main title:
Great modern structures : 100 years of engineering genius / by David Littlefield and Will Jones
Author:
Imprint:
Wingfield S. Aust. Cameron House 2007
Collation:
304 p. colour illustrations
Contents:
Height: Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- CN Tower, Toronto, Canada -- Flatiron Building, New York, USA -- Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai, China -- Ostankino Tower, Moscow, Russia -- Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan -- Sears Tower, Chicago, USA -- 30 St Mary Axe, London, UK -- Berliner Fernsehturm, Berlin, Germany -- Empire State Building, New York, USA -- Space Needle, Seattle, USA -- Yokohama Landmark Tower, Yokohama, Japan -- Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco, USA -- Canton Tower, Guangzhou, China -- London Eye, London, UK -- The Shard, London, UK -- Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE -- One World Trade Center, New York, USA -- Span: Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, Akashi Strait, Japan -- Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, Louisiana, USA -- Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Gateshead, UK -- Maeslantkering Storm Surge Barrier, The Netherlands -- Campo Volantin Bridge, Bilbao, Spain -- Channel Tunnel, UK to France -- Millau Viaduct, River Tarn, near Millau, France -- Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia -- Thames Barrier, London, UK -- Oresund Bridge/Tunnel, Denmark to Sweden -- Panama Canal, Isthmus of Panama, Central America -- Millennium Bridge, London, UK -- Volume: Eden Project, Cornwell, UK -- Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany -- Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany -- Downland Gridshell, Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, Sussex, UK -- Beijing National Stadium, Beijing, China -- Osaka Maritime Museum, Osaka, Japan -- CargoLifter Hangar, Brand, Germany -- Environment Canada Biosphere, Montreal, Canada -- Millennium Dome, London, UK -- Multihalle, Mannheim, Germany -- Olympic Velodrome, London, UK -- 2012 Olympic Stadium, London, UK -- Pinnacle@Duxton, Singapore -- Forum 2004 Building, Barcelona, Spain -- Surface: Bilbao Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain -- Great Court, British Museum, London, UK -- TWA Flight Center, John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, USA -- Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou, Paris, France -- Yokohama Ferry Terminal, Yokohama, Japan -- Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia -- Phaeno Science Centre, Wolfsburg, Germany -- Esplanade, Marina Bay, Singapore -- Atomium, Brussels, Belgium -- Serpentine Pavilion 2002, London, UK -- 0-14, Dubai, UAE -- Selfridges, Birmingham, UK -- Torre Agbar, Barcelona, Spain -- Power: Itaipu Dam, Parana River, Brazil/Paraguay -- Falkirk Wheel, Falkirk, UK -- Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Sonora Desert, Arizona, USA -- Troll A Gas Platform, North Sea, off Norway -- Dinorwig Power Station, Llanberis, UK -- Hoover Dam, Colorado River, Arizona/Nevada, USA -- 5M Wind Turbine, Moray Firth, UK -- Linear Accelerator, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, California, USA -- Three Georges Dam, Yangtze River, Yichang, Hubei Province, China
ISBN:
9781741730012 (hbk)
Dewey class:
620.009 GRE
Local class:
620.009
Language:
English
BRN:
62244
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Reference | 620.009 GRE | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |