"A book to explore again and again this is also a celebration of great engineers and especially great women engineers"
A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month October 2021
Scientifically detailed and packed full of information, this is a high-level introduction to the exceptionally complex demands of the building of bridges, tunnels and high rise city sky scrapers and how they have been solved. Structural engineer Roma Agrawal has chosen some iconic structures as case studies ranging historically from the Pantheon in Rome and the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico which was built on a sucken Aztec pyramid to the great engineering feats of the nineteenth century including the Brooklyn Bridge and the London sewers. Bringing the story of development up to date she has a detailed account of the building of the Shard in London which she worked on! In addition the case studies, there is a mass of technical detail about how to make buildings watertight, stable and strong. From the humble brick to the latest methods of computer modelling everything that has helped man make buildings is included. A book to explore again and again this is also a celebration of great engineers and especially great women engineers!
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Full of fascinating facts, interesting illustations, amazing architecture and brilliant buildings. This was absolutely awesome and amazing!
I LOVED THIS BOOK. A massive, colourful book bursting with cool infomation, ranging from fascinating facts about the Shard, mindblowing infomation about Kaise Dam and so so so so so much more. Not only does this book tell you all about how different amazing and brilliant buildings were built, but it gives you a varity of great knowledge about each thing. And to accompany this excellent experience, amazing, colourful illustrations which really give you an idea of the scale (and coolness) of each brilliant building.... Read Full Review
