About this title: The alliance between architecture and structure and the people who forged it is the topic of this book. The author provides an introduction to building methods from ancient times to the present day.
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Description: Acceptable. Book is in good reading condition. Front and back cover has wear at edges and corners, and may have creases. Spine has wear at edges and creases. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780393014013ISBN:0393014010
Description: Good. No dust jacket. Name in side the cover, Underlining throughout, no dust jacket cover is soiled. 311 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780070544826ISBN:0070544824
Description: Good. Used item may show library stamps, stickers and marks. Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Well-worn copy. Book is ACCEPTABLE with noted wear to cover and pages. Binding intact. May contain highlighting, inscriptions or notations. We offer a no-hassle guarantee on all our items. Orders generally ship by the next business day. Default Text. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780393306767ISBN:0393306763
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Glued binding. 323 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Publication Date: Jun 1994, Format: Paperback, Edition Description: Reissue, Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, Number Of Pages: 323. Different cover. GOOD book with some shelfware. Pages bright and crisp, covers shinny, no highlighting or underlining. Satisfaction guaranteed. Thank you for your interest. WE SHIP IN 24 HRS IN BUBBLE MAILER. d1 read more
Description: Good. As issued No Jacket. Spine lean, corner bumps, corner creases to both covers, page edges foxing, front cover curls up, and other light shopwear. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Fine. 0393306763 Ships next business day. NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has a small black dot on bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Description: Very Good. 0393306763 Very Good Condition, Some Shelfwear, Ships Fast, Signs Of Aging, Browning Cover And Pages, Buy with Confidence! ! read more
Description: Very Good. Norton, TPB, 2002 reissue edition. Clean, tight, might be unread, minor wear, name blacked out on inside front cover but no other markings. read more
"I'll admit upfront that I only got halfway through this book and I'm labeling it as "read" because I can't make myself pick it up again. It had been recommended to me by a student, so I excitedly asked my class this past semester to purchase and read it. Bad mistake. I don't like to say this, (and I probably wouldn't if the author were still alive), but Salvadori can take even the most interesting concepts and make them boring. My class was too polite to say much, but when I'd ask the students privately about the book, they would admit as how it was incredibly boring. (I'm still scratching my head about why that one student loved it, but he's an engineer's engineer--maybe that's why.)
Plenty of information about how buildings stand up--a more interesting read than a phone book--that about sums it up!"
"At times a bit too vernacular, but chock full of cool information. I really like the phenomenon by which, once someone learns something, s/he can't help but see the world differently. Whenever I look at waffled concrete ceilings, I will always see them in light of this book."
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