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Why Buildings Stand Up

The Strength of Architecture

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An edition of Why buildings stand up (1980)

Why Buildings Stand Up

The Strength of Architecture

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W. W. Norton & Company
Language
English
Pages
323

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Subjects
Structural engineering, Structural analysis (engineering), Structural stability, Architecture, Bautechnik

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Cover of: Why Buildings Stand Up
Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture
February 18, 2002, W. W. Norton & Company
Paperback in English
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Cover of: Why buildings stand up
Why buildings stand up: the strength of architecture
1990, W.W. Norton
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Cover of: Why buildings stand up
Why buildings stand up: the strength of architecture
1982, McGraw-Hill
in English - 1st McGraw-Hill pbk. ed.
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Why buildings stand up: the strength of architecture
1980, Norton
in English - 1st ed.
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Why buildings stand up: the strength of architecture
1980, W.W. Norton & Co.
in English

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First Sentence

"Compared to other human activities, architecture is a young art that had its beginnings only 10,000 years ago when men and women, having discovered agriculture and husbandry, were able to give up roaming the surface of the earth in search of food."

Table of Contents

1. Structures. 17
2. The Pyramids. 27
3. Loads. 43
4. Materials. 59
5. Beams and Columns. 72
6. Houses. 90
7. Skyscrapers. 107
8. The Eiffel Tower. 126
9. Bridges. 144
10. The Brooklyn Bridge. 165
11. Form-Resistant Structures. 179
12. The Unfinished Cathedral. 206
13. Domes. 225
14. Hagia Sophia. 246
15. Tents and Balloons. 259
16. The Hanging Sky. 278
17. The Message of Structure. 288
Afterword. 303
Index. 315

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Illustrator
Saralinda Hooker
Illustrator
Christopher Ragus
Designer
Jacques Chazaud

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Paperback
Pagination
323
Number of pages
323
Dimensions
9 x 6 x 0.875 inches

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OL7452843M
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0393306763
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