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Building big / David Macaulay.

Macaulay, David. (Author).

Summary:

Focuses on the connections between the planning and design problems and the solutions that are finally reached when building bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers, domes, and dams.

Record details

ISBN: 0618465278
ISBN: 0395963311
Physical Description: 192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2000.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Walter Lorraine books."
Formatted Contents Note:	Bridges. Ponte Fabricio -- Iron Bridge -- Britannia Bridge -- Garabit Viaduct -- Firth of Forth -- Golden Gate Bridge -- Ponte de Normandie -- Tunnels. Two ancient tunnels -- Hoosac Tunnel -- Thames Tunnel -- Holland Tunnel -- The Channel Tunnel -- The Big Dig -- Dams. Ita Dam -- Hoover Dam -- Aswan High Dam -- Itaipu Dam -- Domes. Pantheon -- Hagia Sophia -- Sehzade Mosque -- St. Peter's Basilica -- Les Invalides -- St. Paul's Cathedral -- United States Capitol -- Astrodome -- Skyscrapers. Reliance Building -- Woolworth Building -- Chrysler Building -- Empire State Building -- John Hancock Building -- World Trade Center -- Sears Tower -- Citigroup Center -- Petronas Towers -- Commerzbank Frankfurt.
Target Audience Note:	1260L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR UG 9.3 5 43776.