Tower And The Bridge - Hardcover

Billington

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0465086772 ISBN 13: 9780465086771

Publisher: Basic Books, 1983

Synopsis

An account of the ideals, principles, methods, and achievements of structural engineering--viewed as an art distinct from architecture and machine design--examines a special facet of high-tech culture

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Review

David P. Billington is clearly moved by great structures--he means it when he says that major works of structural engineering are like the art of poetry, while architecture is the art of prose. . . . This is a book on structural engineering that sees its subject as part of the larger drama of history and culture, and for the breadth of this stance alone, it is impressive. -- The New York Times Book Review
David P. Billington is clearly moved by great structures--he means it when he says that major works of structural engineering are like the art of poetry, while architecture is the art of prose. . . . This is a book on structural engineering that sees its subject as part of the larger drama of history and culture, and for the breadth of this stance alone, it is impressive. -- "The New York Times Book Review

"David P. Billington is clearly moved by great structures--he means it when he says that major works of structural engineering
are like the art of poetry, while architecture is the art of prose. . . . This is a book on structural engineering that sees its subject as
part of the larger drama of history and culture, and for the breadth of this stance alone, it is impressive."--New York Times Book Review

From the Back Cover

What do structures such as the Eiffel Tower, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the concrete roofs of Pier Luigi Nervi have in common? According to this book all are striking examples of structural art, an exciting form distinct from either architecture or machine design.

Edition details

• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0465086772
• ISBN 13: 9780465086771
• Binding: Hardcover