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  Why Buildings Stand Up: Strength of Architecture from the Pyramids to the Skyscraper (Paperback) By (author) Mario Salvadori

  

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  Short Description for Why Buildings Stand UpThe alliance between architecture and structure and the people who forged it is the topic of this book. The author provides an introduction to building methods from ancient times to the present day.
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  • Publisher: WW Norton & Co
  • Published: 17 February 2002
  • Format: Paperback 332 pages
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  • Categories: Architecture | Theory Of Architecture | Civil Engineering, Surveying & Building | Building Construction & Materials
  • ISBN 13: 9780393306767 ISBN 10: 0393306763
  • Sales rank: 50,891

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Full description for Why Buildings Stand Up

• Here is a clear and enthusiastic introduction to building methods fromancient time to the present day, illustrated throughout with linedrawings. In addition, Mr. Salvadori discusses recent advances inscience and technology that have had important effects on the planningand construction of buildings.