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The Art of Construction: Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers & Architects (Ziggurat Book)

The Art of Construction: Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers & Architects (Ziggurat Book)
By Mario Salvadori

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The Art of Construction outlines the basic principles necessary to build bridges, skyscrapers, and other architectural structures. Projects that demonstrate how these principles keep the deigns from falling are given.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #22965 in Books
  • Published on: 2000-03-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 160 pages

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"A top choice for serious architecture students."  —School Library Journal


"An extraordinary book." —Chicago Tribune


"Loaded with projects, this book introduces maturing minds to the principles that guide architects and engineers as they design and construct buildings and bridges."  —School Shop

About the Author

Mario Salvadori, author of Why Buildings Stand Up and many other books, was an internationally known architect, mathematician, and teacher whose career spanned more than 60 years. A longtime resident of New York City, Dr. Salvadori died in June, 1997.

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Really good high school-level treatment of structural forces4
For a person who wonders why a bridge is shaped the way it is, or why buildings lean and don't fall, this is an ideal introduction. Useful for anyone interested in structures (e.g. model railroad truss work, furniture design, etc.) and would be very good for a student interested in civil or construction engineering as a future career.

Inspiring5
A dear friend gave me this book for my ninth birthday back in 1990. Today, I am a structural engineering associate with a major forensic engineering firm, and I know that much of my fascination with the field began with Salvadori's riveting explanations of the basic principles of structural design. This book is incredible for any kid with any scientific inclination!

If it had been around...5
I've been rereading this lately. This morning I showed everybody in the restaurant where I was eating the book saying, "if this had been around when I was in middle school or junior high, I expect that I would be an architect or structural engineer now.