| Author | : Matthys Levy |
| File Size | : 55,7 Mb |
| Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 05 March 2002 |
| ISBN | : 9780393311525 |
| Pages | : 0 pages |
Why Buildings Fall Down by Matthys Levy Book PDF Summary
The authors examine buildings of all kinds, from ancient domes like Istanbul's Hagia Sophia to the state-of-the-art Hartford Civic Arena. Their subjects range from the man-caused destruction of the Parthenon to the earthquake damage of 1989 in Armenia and San Francisco. The stories that make up Why Buildings Fall Down are in the end very human ones, tales of the interaction of people and nature, of architects, engineers, builders, materials, and natural forces all coming together in sometimes dramatic (and always instructive) ways.
