An introduction to the use of materials for architects and engineers, this work provides a guide to the physical construction of buildings from the 1840s to the 1990s. It describes the development of masonry, wood and steel construction up to modern curtain walls and concrete slabs, as well as cast iron and patented floor construction. Sufficient detail is presented to allow the dating of buildings by their structure.
- ISBN10 0393702006
- ISBN13 9780393702002
- Publish Date 17 June 1995
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 4 April 2008
- Publish Country US
- Imprint WW Norton & Co
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 238
- Language English