Building by Design?

Explores the history, design, and construction of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, India, and offers details on its architecture, challenges, and current state. Includes primary sources, text-related questions, a section of facts, a glossary, a website for further resources, and color photographs.

An introduction to the planning and construction of the International Space Station.

The Pyramids of Giza, built more than 4,000 years ago in Egypt, are among the most iconic structures in human history. Engineering the Pyramids of Giza looks at the ancient Egyptian leaders the pyramids were built for, the challenges that the designers and builders would have faced, and modern theories of the construction methods that might have been used.

An introduction to the construction of the NYC subway system.