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Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture
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by Mario Salvadori

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Between a nomad's tent and the Sears Tower lies a revolution in technology, materials, and structures. Here is a clear and enthusiastic introduction to buildings methods from ancient times to the present day, including recent advances in science and technology that have had important effects on the planning and construction of buildings: improved materials (steel, concrete, plastics), progress in antiseismic designs, and the revolutionary changes in both architectural and structural design made possible by the computer.

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Compared to other human activities, architecture is a young art that had its beginnings only 10,000 years ago when men and women, having discovered agriculture and husbandry, were able to give up roaming the surface of the earth in search of food.

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  • Title Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture
  • Author Mario Salvadori
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reissue
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, New York
  • Publication date 2002-02-17
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780393306767 / 0393306763
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.2 x 6.14 x 0.81 in (23.37 x 15.60 x 2.06 cm)
  • Category Architecture
  • Library of Congress subjects Structural engineering
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 80016285
  • Dewey Decimal Code 624.17
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