Why building Fall Down

Klappentext The stories that make up Why Buildings Fall Down are in the end very human ones, tales of the interaction of people and nature, of architects, engineers, builders, materials, and natural forces all coming together in sometimes dramatic (and always instructive) ways. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Matthys Levy, Levy Matthys, Mario Salvadori, Mario G. Salvadori, Salvadori Mario
• Assisted by: Kevin Woest (Illustration), Woest Kevin (Illustration), Mario Salvadori (Editor)
• Publisher: Norton and Co Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.01.1994
• EAN: 9780393311525
• ISBN: 978-0-393-31152-5
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 234 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology; Architectural structure & design, ARCHITECTURE / Methods & Materials, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Structural, Structural engineering, Building construction & materials, Building construction and materials, Materials in architecture