buildings

Students will experience a deep but accessible dive into this world, exploring the steps taken by FDR to help the U.S. recover from the Great Depression to improve America's infrastructure and the latest steps being taken in the face of the new recession.

Uses question and answer format with pictures to explain elements and principles of structural engineering, the field that includes the design and construction of bridges, tunnels, and buildings. Shows how readers can build their own structures to scale.

Tells about the construction techniques, craftsmen, building materials, and stories behind ten of the ancient world's most extraordinary buildings. Included are the Great Pyramid, Abu Simbel, Parthenon, Colosseum, Notre Dame, Bodiam Castle, Mont St. Michel, Basilica of St. Peter, Taj Mahal, and the Forbidden City.

Chronicles the construction of St. Peter's Basilica from its beginnings in 1506 to its completion more than two centuries later, and discusses how the Basilica's construction impacted the Catholic Church and European history.

Photographs and text profile eight of Britain's best-known and most-loved buildings, discussing how the buildings present a portrait of Britain from the eleventh century to the present.

Text and detailed illustrations explore and explain the architectural styles, building methods, materials, and technologies used throughout history to build structures such as the pyramids of Egypt, the Roman baths, the Statue of Liberty, and modern skyscrapers.

Tells of the men and women who saved themselves and others in the final minutes before the World Trade Towers collapsed on September 11, 2001, and includes testimonies from workers in the buildings, police and fire personnel, a construction manager, and a window washer.

Presents information about the design, construction, use, maintenance, demolition, and disposal of buildings, offering an overview of what happens at each of these stages in a building's life cycle.

Describes the story of ironworkers, who built bridges, buildings, and skyscrapers from the end of the nineteenth century to the beginning of the twenty-first century.

Chronicles the building of the modern art museum in Bilbao, Spain, describing how Frank Gehry and his architectural team overcame many design and construction obstacles, and examines how this "breathtaking architectural wonder" revitalized an old industrial city.