Building: 3,000 Years of Design, Engineering, and Construction 9780714869391
From Egypt and Classical Greece and Rome through the building booms of the Gothic era and the Renaissance, and from the
2,306 529 109MB
English Pages 640 [322] Year 2015
Table of contents :
Introduction
Chapter 1. Building and engineering in ancient times: 1000 B.C.-A.D. 500
Chapter 2. The medieval era: 500-1400
Chapter 3. The Renaissance: 1400-1630
Chapter 4. Global trading and the Age of Reason and Enlightenment: 1630-1750
Chapter 5. Engineering becomes a profession: 1750-1800
Chapter 6. The harmony of theory and practice: 1800-1860
Chapter 7. The birth of the modern building: 1860-1920
Chapter 8. Architectural engineering: 1920-1960
Chapter 9. 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
Endnotes
Bibliography
Further reading
Index
Illustration credits
![Methodology of Highway Engineering Structural Design and Construction [1st ed.]
9789811565434, 9789811565441](https://dokumen.pub/img/200x200/methodology-of-highway-engineering-structural-design-and-construction-1st-ed-9789811565434-9789811565441.jpg)
![Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery [5 ed.]
1119706459, 9781119706458](https://dokumen.pub/img/200x200/sustainable-construction-green-building-design-and-delivery-5nbsped-1119706459-9781119706458.jpg)
