Donald Friedman
Second Edition
An updated edition of the classic text detailing the ins and outs of old building construction.More
Christine Macy
A lavishly illustrated exploration of these landscape-defining structures across the United States.More
Helen Tangires
An illustrated history of the buildings and spaces devoted to the urban marketplace for fresh food.More
Richard L. Cleary
An account of American bridge design, from familiar monuments to modest structures that offer eloquent statements of problems solved.
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Sara E. Wermiel
The fourth title in the Norton/Library of Congress series, this
abundantly illustrated book conveys the romance and beauty of
lighthouses and beacons while explaining the development of the forms,
materials, architecture, and engineering of their structure: wood,
masonry, cast-iron plate, on- and off-shore skeletal, caisson, and
reinforced concrete.
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Craig Morrison
The latest title in the Norton/Library of Congress Visual Sourcebooks series, Theaters offers a richly illustrated history of a revered cultural artifact and a technological challenge, following its progression from the eighteenth-century opera house to the modern movie multiplex.More
Robert J. Kapsch
A richly illustrated history of America's first transportation system.More
Yasmin Sabina Khan
The structural engineer responsible for Chicago's John Hancock Center
and Sears Tower, Fazlur R. Khan (1929-1982) pioneered structural
systems for high-rise design that broadened the palette of building
forms and expressions available to design professionals today.More
Dariush Arasteh, John Carmody, Eleanor S. Lee, Et Al.
A guide to essential window design issues, technologies, and applications for designers, specifiers, and builders.More
John Michael Vlach
A far-reaching visual survey of farm buildings across the United States, tracing their historical and regional influences.More
Richard L. Miller, Earl S. Swensson
A state-of-the-art blueprint for architects, planners, and hospital administrators, Hospital and Healthcare Facility Design provides innovative ideas and concrete guidelines for planning and designing facilities for the rapidly changing healthcare system.More
Wayne Forster, Dean Hawkes
An examination of how energy efficiency can be enhanced by integrating advances in architecture and engineering.More
Mario Salvadori
Here is a clear and enthusiastic introduction to building methods from
ancient time to the present day, illustrated throughout with line
drawings. In addition, Mr. Salvadori discusses recent advances in
science and technology that have had important effects on the planning
and construction of buildings.More
Matthys Levy, Mario Salvadori, Kevin Woest
The authors examine buildings of all kinds, from ancient domes like
Istanbul's Hagia Sophia to the state-of-the-art Hartford Civic Arena.
Their subjects range from the man-caused destruction of the Parthenon
to the earthquake damage of 1989 in Armenia and San Francisco.More