Building : 3000 years of design engineering and construction
Addis, Bill2007
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Charts innovations in engineering and building construction from Egypt and Classical Greece and Rome through the building booms of the Gothic era and the Renaissance, and from the Industrial Revolution to the present era of digital modeling.
Main title:
Building : 3000 years of design engineering and construction / by Bill Addis
Author:
Imprint:
New York Phaidon 2007
Collation:
639 p. colour illustrations
Contents:
Introduction - Building and Engineering in Ancient Times, 1000 BC-500 AD - The Medieval Era, 500-1400 - Engineering in the Renaissance, 1400-1630 - Global Trading and the Age of Reason and Enlightenment, 1630-1750 - Engineering Becomes a Profession, 1750-1800 - The Harmony of Theory and Practice, 1800-1860 - The Birth of the Modern Building, 1860-1920 - Architectural Engineering, 1920-1960 - The Computer Age and the Greening of Construction, 1960 - present -- Afterword -- Glossary -- Appendix 1. 'Aims and Means' / Ove Arup -- Appendix 2. Iron and Its Alloys -- Appendix 3. Concrete and Reinforced Concrete.
ISBN:
9780714841465 (hbk)
Dewey class:
624.17 BUI
Local class:
624.17
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
81796
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Reference | 624.17 BUI | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |