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Building: 3,000 Years of Design, Engineering and Construction

English Book ｜ Hardcover ｜ 2008 ｜640 pages ｜ 25 ×21 cm

Publisher: Phaidon Press
Author: Bill Addis (Author), ert (Author)
ISBN: 9780714841465

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Building: 3,000 Years of Design, Engineering, and Construction

Building: 3,000 Years of Design, Engineering, and Construction is a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the development of architecture and engineering across an expansive historical timeline. Spanning three millennia, the book traces the evolution of building from ancient Egypt and classical Greece and Rome, through the technical innovations of the Gothic era and the Renaissance, to the profound transformations brought about by the Industrial Revolution, and finally to the contemporary age of digital modeling and sustainable design. It reveals how architecture has continually evolved in response to technological advances and changing social conditions.

Richly illustrated and clearly written, the book explores the key forces that have driven progress in building and engineering, including advances in materials, the development of engineering theories, the evolution of measurement and construction tools, and the influence of foundational technical texts. Alongside this, the author presents a wide-ranging selection of significant buildings from different periods and regions—from the Parthenon, Chartres Cathedral, and the dome of St. Peter’s, to eighteenth-century silk mills in England, the Crystal Palace, early high-rise buildings in Chicago, the Sydney Opera House, and contemporary green skyscrapers—demonstrating how architecture has responded to both technical possibilities and societal needs.

The narrative places particular emphasis on developments following the scientific and industrial revolutions of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Integrated throughout the text are supplementary features that introduce the lives of influential engineers, recount the stories behind major engineering projects, present excerpts from classic technical writings, and outline the emergence of key concepts such as calculus, allowing theory and practice to be understood in tandem.

In addition, the book includes extensive reference materials—appendices, a glossary, a bibliography, and a comprehensive index—making it both highly readable and practically useful. Suitable for students, young professionals, and general readers alike, Building: 3,000 Years of Design, Engineering, and Construction is a visually engaging and intellectually rigorous introduction and reference work, offering a clear historical perspective on how modern architecture and engineering have shaped the world we inhabit today.

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Authors: Bill Addis; ERT

Publisher: Phaidon Press

Year of Publication: 2008

Format: Hardcover

Dimensions: 25 × 21 cm

Pages: 640 pages

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