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020715
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Chicago, Chicago Review Press, 1990.
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149pWhite Spine
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Introduces maturing minds to the principles that guide architects and engineers as they design and construct buildings and bridges.
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9781556520808 Pb.
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| 019395 | 624.1771/SAL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
018799
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Ontario, Crabtree Publishing Company, 2012.
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32pYellow Spine
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Engineering in action
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Examines different types of structures, how civil and structural engineers solve design problems, and what is required to become a civil or structural engineer.
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9780778775010 Pb.
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ID:
018765
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Munich, Prestel Publishing, 2012.
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63pTeal Spine
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Filled with colourful architectural drawings and engaging texts, this history of architecture for children is a great way to introduce young readers to the subject. Children will be utterly absorbed by this journey through the history of architecture, from the earliest mud huts to today's soaring towers.
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From caves to houses: The first human architecture
The majesty of the pyramids - Great Pyramid of Giza
How Greek antiquity worked - Parthenon
Roman engineering Greek style - Colosseum
Christian and antique: Byzantine mystique - Hagia Sophia
Massive and round: Romanesque - Speyer Cathedral
Castles The architecture of war - Eltz Castle
A toast to the Gothic cathedrall - Cathedral of Chartres
The Renaissance rediscovers the past - La Rotonda
A sigh in stone - Taj Mahal
The beautiful, bulging Baroque - Palace of Versailles
Neoclassicism: Nothing more than the ancient classics! - Schauspielhaus
Gothic Revival: The latest trend from yesteryear - Westminster Palace
Practical and beautiful: Industrial buildings - Statue of Liberty and Eiffel Tower
Art Nouveau: Plants made of stone - Sagrada Familia
Art Deco: Graceful, soaring, and luxurious - Chrysler Building
The Bauhaus: Open, functional, and practical
A chapel and the beginnings of Brutalism - Ronchamp chapel
Art in a snail's shell - Guggenheim Museum
Spaceship architecture - Sydney Opera
Sprouting architecture - Forest Spiral
Deconstructivism: A big word for a crazy style! - Bilbao Guggenheim Museum
Dynamic architecture for swift athletes - Bird's nest
Creating blobitecture - Kunsthaus Graz
Contents note continued: Eco-architects, flood houses, and vertical gardens
Architecture in fast forward
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9783791371139 Hb.
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014932
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Essex, Heinemann Library, 2009.
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32pGreen Spine
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Real world data
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This title looks at some of the world's greatest building achievements, highlighting the incredible engineering that goes into amazing structures around the world. Charts and graphs bring life to this complex topic while at the same time promoting data literacy.
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Structures all around
Tunnels
Building tunnels
Bridges
The world's busiest bridges
Skyscrapers
Empire state building
Today's tallest buildings
Dams
The three gorges dam
Domes
Eco buildings
Chart smarts
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9780431029504 Hb.
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| 014679 | 624.0728/THO | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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010819
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England, Robert Frederick Ltd., 2005.
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46pBlue Spine
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A megastructure can be defined as a very large urban construction. In this book you will read about the world's largest, longest, tallest and widest structures. Informative fact files combined with interesting stories and great illustrations make this a fascinating read!
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Super structures
Ancient stone wonders
Ancient mega wonders
Mega monuments
Modern mega structures
Towering tall
More mega skyscrapers
Mega tunnels
Mega bridges
More mega bridges
Mega dams
Mega stadiums
Mean machines
Giants of the air
Mega cars
Giants at sea
Mega trains
More mega wonders
Mega quiz
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0755458052 Hb.
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ID:
024536
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New York, Random House, 2016.
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48pPurple Spine
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Step into Reading (3)
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A biography about the early life and invention of the ferris wheel by George W. Ferris, an American engineer.
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9781101934524 Pb.
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| 022399 | FIC/KUL | Main | Missing | General | |
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025166
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London, Kingfisher Publications Plc, 1995.
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32PWhite spine
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I Wonder Why
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Addresses such questions about building and engineering as what holds up a ceiling, what are the world's tallest buildings, and how much a crane can lift.
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0753405229 Hb.
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