Language: English
Published by Chicago Review Press, 2000
ISBN 10: 1556520808 ISBN 13: 9781556520808
Seller: Gulf Coast Books, Cypress, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. Saralinda Hooker; Christopher Ragus (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 2002
ISBN 10: 0393306763 ISBN 13: 9780393306767
Paperback. Condition: Good. Between a nomad's tent and the Sears Tower lies a revolution in technology, materials, and structures. Herre is a clear and enthusiastic introduction to building methods from ancient times to the present day, including recent advances in science and technology that have had important effects on the planning and construction of buildings: improved materials (steel, concrete, plastics ), progress inantiseismic designs, and the revolutionary changes in both architectural and structural design made possible by the computer. Index. B&W illus. 323p.