Building : 3000 years of design engineering and construction / Bill Addis.
Language: English Publication details: London ; New York : Phaidon Press, 2007. Description: 640 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cmISBN: 9780714841465; 0714841463Other title: Three thousand years of design engineering and construction | 3000 years of design engineering and constructionSubject(s): Structural design -- History | Structural engineering -- History | Architecture -- History | Building -- HistoryLOC classification: TA 633 .A328 2007| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Books | Vitali Hakko Kreatif Endüstriler Kütüphanesi | TA 633 .A328 2007 | Not for loan | 000248 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 622-626) and index.
Introduction -- Building and engineering in ancient times : 1000 B.C.-A.D. 500 -- The medieval era : 500-1400 -- The Renaissance : 1400-1630 -- Global trading and the age of reason and enlightenment : 1630-1750 -- Engineering becomes a profession : 1750-1800 -- The harmony of theory and practice : 1800-1860 -- The birth of the modern building : 1860-1920 -- Architectural engineering : 1920-1960 -- The computer age and the greening of construction : 1960-present -- Afterword -- Glossary -- Appendix 1: "Aims and means" / by Ove Arup -- Appendix 2: Iron and its alloys -- Appendix 3: Concrete and reinforced concrete.