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U-X-L Doomed: The Science Behind Disasters

U-X-L Doomed: The Science Behind Disasters

by Lerner, K. Lee, and Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth (Edited by)

Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015. 3 volumes; 25 cm. BRAND NEW. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. "This work explores the science behind some of the worst global disasters of the 20th and 21st centuries, including structural and engineering failures, natural disasters, nuclear and industrial accidents, train derailments, and plane crashes. Entries cover physics, engineering, aerodynamics, chemical reactions, computer science,... Read more about this item
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$79.50
Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture

Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture

by Salvadori, Mario

New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1990. 323 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. "Here is a clear and enthusiastic introduction to building methods from ancient time to the present day, illustrated throughout with line drawings. In addition, Mr. Salvadori discusses recent advances in science and technology that have had important effects on the planning and construction of buildings." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Structures : The... Read more about this item
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$7.50
The Story of Architecture

The Story of Architecture

by Nuttgens, Patrick

London: Phaidon Press Limited, 1997. 351 pages, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement.. 2nd. Paperback. Fine. 8vo.
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$11.50
Hyper-Realistic Computer Generated Architectural Renderings

Hyper-Realistic Computer Generated Architectural Renderings

by Riera Ojeda, Oscar, and Guerra, Lucas H

New York and Rockport, MA: McGraw-Hill; Rockport Publishers, 1996. Cloth, 191 pages, colour illustrations; Interactive CD Rom Edition. Tight, clean copy. First Printing. Fine DJ. The CD Rom is enclosed, shrinkwrapped. Includes essays on computer-generated architectural renderings by several authors. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. "CD-ROM includes : Over 200 hyper-realistic computer generated renderings. -- Over 40 computer generated animations and fly-throughs. --... Read more about this item
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$9.50
Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail

Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail

by Levy, Matthys, and Salvadori, Mario

New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2002. 346 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Small remainder mark (ink dot)/tail edge. Critical reading for the recent building collapse in Florida. "The authors examine buildings of all kinds, from ancient domes likeIstanbul's Hagia Sophia to the state-of-the-art Hartford Civic Arena.Their subjects range from the man-caused destruction of the Parthenonto the earthquake damage of 1989 in Armenia and San... Read more about this item
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$7.50
The Art of Construction: Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers & Architects

The Art of Construction: Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers & Architects

by Salvadori, Mario

Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 1990. v, 149 pages, illustrations; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. CONTENTS: Preface to the Third Edition; Acknowledgments; 1. From Cave to Skyscraper; 2. Building a Tent; 3. What Is a Beam?; 4. What Do We Build Structures With?; 5. The Floor of Your Room; 6. A Steel Frame . Made Out of Paper; 7. The Part of the Building You Don't See; 8. What Tornadoes, Earthquakes, and Changes in Temperature Can Do; 9. How To Fight Tornadoes and Earthquakes; 10. Ropes and... Read more about this item
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$9.50
Architecture: From Prehistory to Post-Modernism: The Western Tradition

Architecture: From Prehistory to Post-Modernism: The Western Tradition

by Trachtenberg, Marvin, and Hyman, Isabelle

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc.; Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1986. Cloth, 606 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine slightly rolled at the crown. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated. CONTENTS: PART ONE: THE ANCIENT WORLD. Architecture before Greece, by Marvin Trachtenberg and Isabelle Hyman; Greece, by Marvin Trachtenberg; Rome, by Marvin... Read more about this item
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$14.50
The Story of Architecture

The Story of Architecture

by Nuttgens, Patrick

London: Phaidon Press Limited, 1983. 288 pages, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. "Throughout the creation and shaping of the built environment has been at the forefront of human endeavour. The Story of Architecture is the account of how men and women of ingenuity and imagination have taken the most elementary of human needs and transformed them into some of the greatest manifestations of the human civilisation." - Publisher.. Paperback. Fine. 8vo.
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$7.50
At the End of the Century: One Hundred Years of Architecture

At the End of the Century: One Hundred Years of Architecture

by Koshalek, Richard, and Smith, Elizabeth A. T. (Curated by); Ferguson, Russell (Edited by), with Celik, Zeynep, et al. (Essays by)

Los Angeles, CA: Museum of Contemporary Art, 1998. 336 pages, colour illustrations; 31 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated. "The most comprehensive and up-to-date survey of twentieth-century architecture ever published, this volume presents a global perspective on some of the most significant works, ideas, and directions over the past one hundred years. With more than three hundred illustrations covering the... Read more about this item
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$14.50
Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition

Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition

by Giedion, Siegfried

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1954. Cloth, xlii, 778 pages, illustrations, maps, diagrams, plans; 26 cm. Charles Eliot Norton lectures, 1938-1939. Good+. Firm binding, unmarked. Light foxing, age toning. Missing DJ. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement.. 3rd. Hardcover. Good/No DJ. 8vo.
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$14.50
The Struggle for Modernism: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and City Planning at Harvard

The Struggle for Modernism: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and City Planning at Harvard

by Alofsin, Anthony

New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2002. Cloth, 311 pages, illustrations; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean text. Light foxing, dust spotting/edges & endpapers. Fine DJ. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. "For the first time in history, what were once the disparate schools of architecture, landscape architecture, and city planning came together at Harvard University in the 1930s to forge a new vision of modernist thought and practice. By tracing the... Read more about this item
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$12.50
Architecture Now! = Architektur Heute = L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui

Architecture Now! = Architektur Heute = L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui

by Jodidio, Philip

Cologne: Taschen, 2005. 353 pages, illustrations (chiefly color); 22 cm. Text in English, French and German. German translation: Karin Haag; French translation, Jacques Bosser. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Collectible.
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$12.50
The Making of an Architect, 1881-1981: Columbia University in the City of New York

The Making of an Architect, 1881-1981: Columbia University in the City of New York

by Oliver, Richard (Edited by)

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1981. Cloth, vii, 263 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket sunned & worn at extremities. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. Introduction, by James Stewart Polshek; History I: The founding of the School, by Steven M. Bedford; William R. Ware and the pursuit of suitability, 1881-1903, by David G. DeLong; History II, 1881-1912, by Steven M. Bedford... Read more about this item
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$12.50