Building: 3000 years of design engineering and construction

From the building booms of the Gothic era and the Renaissance, to the era of digital modeling, this title charts centuries of innovations in engineering and building construction. It explores the materials, classic texts, instruments, and theories that have propelled modern engineering, and includes...

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Main Author: Addis, Bill 1949- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London [u.a.] Phaidon Press 2008
Edition:Repr.
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Summary:From the building booms of the Gothic era and the Renaissance, to the era of digital modeling, this title charts centuries of innovations in engineering and building construction. It explores the materials, classic texts, instruments, and theories that have propelled modern engineering, and includes appendices, a glossary, bibliography, and index.
Physical Description:640 S. zahlr. Ill., graph. Darst. 25 cm
ISBN:9780714841465