How Buildings Work: The Natural Order of Architecture | Edward Allen
Illustrated with hundreds of illuminating line drawings, this classic guide reveals virtually every secret of a building's function. The new edition emphasizes "green" architecture and eco-conscious design and construction. It features a prologue on sustainable construction, and includes new information on topics such as the collapse of the World Trade Centre, and examines the array of amazing new building materials now available. Edward Allen makes it easy for everyon-from armchair architects and sidewalk superintendents to students of architecture and construction-to understand the mysteries and complexities of even the largest building.
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