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Between a nomad's tent and the Sears Tower lies a revolution in technology, materials, and structures. Here is a clear and enthusiastic introduction to building methods from ancient times to the present day. B/W line drawings.
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Setting & Locations edit
- United States
- New York City
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Hagia Sophia
- Chicago
- Paris
- Egypt
- Rome
- Meidum
- Manhattan
- Italy
- Washington
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Compared to other human activities, architecture is a young art that had its beginnings only 10,000 years ago when men and women, having discovered agriculture and husbandry, were able to give up roaming the surface of the earth in search of food.
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- Mario George Salvadori (Author)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 624.17
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