TY - BOOK ID - 25496918 TI - Building : 3000 years of design, engineering and construction. PY - 2007 SN - 9780714841465 0714841463 PB - London Phaidon DB - UniCat KW - History KW - architectural history KW - Structural parts and elements of building KW - Architecture KW - design [discipline] KW - construction [discipline] KW - Technique de la construction KW - Calcul KW - 69.06(091) KW - Architectuur en ingenieurswetenschappen ; geschiedenis KW - bouwconstructie KW - Architectuur ; geschiedenis KW - Bouwwezen ; draagconstructies, pneumatische constructies, overspanningen ; geschiedenis KW - Structural engineering KW - Structural design KW - Histoire de l'architecture KW - History. KW - Building KW - 72 KW - architectuurgeschiedenis KW - architectuurtheorie KW - 72.03 KW - 72(091) KW - Engineering, Structural KW - Structures, Engineering of KW - Engineering KW - Engineering design KW - Architectural design KW - Strains and stresses KW - architectuur algemeen, architectuurtheorie, wonen KW - Architectuur (geschiedenis) KW - Architectuurgeschiedenis KW - Constructions KW - Conception technique KW - Structural engineering - History. KW - Structural design - History. KW - Architecture - History. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:25496918 AB - Building: 3000 Years of Design, Engineering, and Construction traces the history of modern building engineering in the Western world from ancient times to the present, bringing to life the key people, buildings, and concepts that have influenced engineering and architecture over the millennia. This comprehensive and heavily illustrated volume documents the classic texts, instruments, materials, and theories that have propelled modern engineering, and the famous and not-so-famous buildings that have resulted through the ages, from the Parthenon to Chartres Cathedral and the dome of St. Peter's, from eighteenth-century silk and cotton mills in England to the Crystal Palace, and from the first Chicago high-rises to the Sydney Opera House and the "green" skyscrapers of today." "Organized chronologically in nine chapters, Building focuses on the specific innovations and geographic centers of activity that defined each period in engineering history. Each chapter concentrates on the famous characters and unsung heroes of engineering history." "Accompanying the narrative text are more than 750 color and black-and-white photographs, archival plans and drawings, and original technical diagrams, many from rare and specialized sources around the world. Sidebars highlight key developments, including the slide rule, the evolution of the structural frame, and the glass facade; major texts such as De Architecture by Vitruvius, and brief histories of key concepts such as calculus. Also included in the book are extensive reference materials: timelines, appendices, a glossary, notes, bibliography, and a guide to further reading. ER -