Title: The Art of Construction: Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers & Architects (Ziggurat Book)
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Publication Date: 2000
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1556520808
ISBN 13: 9781556520808
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Saralinda Hooker; Christopher Ragus
Edition: 3rd Edition
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Dimensions: 0.4 inches width by 7 inches height by 10 inches depth
Weight: 340 grams

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Students discover the basic principles necessary to build all types of structures used in everyday life including bridges, skyscrapers, and other architectural gems. Line art illustrations help to explain projects that demonstrate how these principles keep structures solid. Perfect for kids who wonder why, and love to figure things out! All projects are easily done with materials found around-the-house.

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Mario Salvadori, author of Why Buildings Stand Up and many other books, was an internationally known architect, mathematician, and teacher whose career spanned more than 60 years. A longtime resident of New York City, Dr. Salvadori died in June, 1997.

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