Building: 3000 Years of Design Engineering and Construction

FromEgyptandClassicalGreeceandRomethroughthebuildingboomsoftheGothiceraandtheRenaissance,andfromtheIndustrialRevolutiontothepresenteraofdigitalmodeling,Building:3,000YearsofDesign,Engineering,andConstruction,chartscenturiesofinnovationsinengineeringandbuildingconstruction.Thiscomprehensiveandheavilyillustratedvolume,aimedatstudentsandyoungprofessionalsaswellasgeneralreaders,exploresthematerials,classictexts,instruments,andtheoriesthathavepropelledmodernengineering,andthefamousandnot-so-famousbuildingsdesignedthroughtheages,fromtheParthenontoChartresCathedralandthedomeofSt.Peter's,fromeighteenth-centurysilkmillsinEnglandtotheCrystalPalace,andontothefirstChicagohigh-rises,theSydneyOperaHouse,andthelatest"green"skyscrapers.Thebookconcentratesondevelopmentssincetheindustrialandscientificrevolutionsoftheseventeenthandeighteenthcenturies.Incorporatedwithinthecontinuousnarrativearesidebarswithshortbiographiesofeminentengineers,excerptsfromclassictexts,storiesofindividualprojectsofmajorimportance,andbriefhistoriesofkeyconceptssuchascalculus.Alsoincludedareextensivereferencematerials:appendices,aglossary,bibliography,andindex.