Engineering

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  1. Book ImageHistorical Building Construction: Design, Materials, and Technology

    Donald Friedman

    Second Edition

    An updated edition of the classic text detailing the ins and outs of old building construction.More

  2. Book ImageDams

    Christine Macy

    A lavishly illustrated exploration of these landscape-defining structures across the United States.More

  3. Book ImagePublic Markets

    Helen Tangires

    An illustrated history of the buildings and spaces devoted to the urban marketplace for fresh food.More

  4. Book ImageBridges

    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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  5. Book ImageLighthouses

    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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  6. Book ImageTheaters

    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

  7. Book ImageCanals

    Robert J. Kapsch

    A richly illustrated history of America's first transportation system.More

  8. Book ImageEngineering Architecture: The Vision of Fazlur R. Khan

    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

  9. Book ImageWindow Systems for High-Performance Buildings

    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

  10. Book ImageBarns

    John Michael Vlach

    A far-reaching visual survey of farm buildings across the United States, tracing their historical and regional influences.More

  11. Book ImageHospital and Healthcare Facility Design

    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

  12. Book ImageEnergy Efficient Buildings: Architecture, Engineering, and Environment

    Wayne Forster, Dean Hawkes

    An examination of how energy efficiency can be enhanced by integrating advances in architecture and engineering.More

  13. Book ImageWhy Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture

    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

  14. Book ImageWhy Buildings Fall Down: Why Structures Fail

    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