Engineers (Working Title)

Wells, Matthew

Routledge

An investigation of thirty skyscrapers from around the world—both recently built and under construction—that explains the structural principles behind their creation Skyscrapers, ever taller, astound us with their immensity and beauty. Despite the challenges associated with their design and safety, there is continued growth in the size and number of tall buildings being built around the world. In this fascinating book, Matthew Wells, a practicing structural engineer, explains the principles behind the construction of skyscrapers and the ways they are designed to withstand such forces as earthquakes, high winds, and fire. Beginning with a concise architectural and cultural history of the skyscraper, Wells then offers thirty case studies of high profile buildings recently built or under construction by some of the world’s most renowned architectural firms, including Foster and Partners; Zaha Hadid Architects; Cesar Pelli and Associates; the Renzo Piano Building Workshop; and Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. Each is illustrated in color alongside accompanying text, drawings, plans, and details that show how the building is constructed and what particular innovative design features it incorporates in order to address such issues as sustainability, the needs of mixed-use sites, local vernacular traditions, and technological advancements in building materials. Skyscrapers features these buildings and more: • Commerzbank, Frankfurt, Germany • Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • London Bridge Tower, London • Turning Torso, Malmö, Sweden • AOL Time Warner Center, New York • New York Times Building, New York

Skyscrapers: Structure and Design

Arts & Photography

Architecture

Yale University Press

Many of the bridges built during the past 10 years show a high degree of experimentation. Bridges are also starting to attract attention as important features of the cultural and architectural landscape. With an introduction by the acclaimed architectural critic Hugh Pearman, this captivating reference analyzes 30 bridges around the world that display the most cutting-edge architectural and engineering trends in recent bridge construction. Each bridge is displayed in full, lavish color, while the accompanying text, drawings, and details demonstrate how the bridge is constructed and what innovative design and engineering features it incorporates. Projects range from the impressive 5,328-foot Great Belt Link in Denmark to the innovative covered-tube walkway designed for the Plashet Grove School in East London, from the Charles River Mainline Bridge in Boston, Massachusetts, to the Roosevelt Lake Bridge in Phoenix, Arizona. Plus, readers will find dozens of other interesting projects by such internationally renowned architects and engineers as Jürg Conzett, Future Systems, T. Y. Lin, I. M. Pei, Modjeski and Masters, WilkinsonEyre Architects, and many others.

30 Bridges

Watson/Guptill

Farewell to Steam: Isle of Wight

Rochester Press

Souvenir brochure commemorating 100 years of the Marlow Donkey: Published on the day of celebrations Sunday July 15th, 1973

History

Europe

Marlow/Maidenhead Railway Passengers' Association

This book is a true story about injustice and a fight to see true justice prevail. Karen was stalked for years by a man who was employed at the local prison. One day an incident happened, when the only person who tried to help, Louis, was falsely accused of attempted murder and imprisoned.The only person who could help Louis and prove his innocence was the victim of the stalking, Karen, who was also the main witness.Being an agoraphobic, and not being able to personally appear in court, and having the courts refuse her testimony, and denying Louis of his only witness, he was forced to sit in prison; meanwhile, being abused, and awaiting an upcoming trial, where , if convicted, he could face up to 58 years in prison.

Against The Law...: A Fight For Justice

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

AuthorHouse

Red Bull Theater - New York City's "most exciting classical theater" - offers the 5th volume of collected plays from its popular annual Short New Play Festival. It features sixteen 10-minute plays of heightened language and classical themes by today's hottest writers, from commissions by established playwrights Kia Corthron, Marcus Gardley, and Theresa Rebeck, to winning entries by writers such as Leah Maddrie, Matthew Park, Bridgette Dutta Portman, and Matthew Wells, chosen from a competition that receives nearly 300 submissions each year. In the hands of great playwrights, the 10-minute play is a highly entertaining dramatic form. These delightfully compact works - some downright silly, and others powerfully moving - are from the ninth and tenth years of Red Bull Theater's Short New Play Festival. Dive in and enjoy! Authors include: Kate Abbruzzese, Ben Beckley, Kia Corthron, Avery Deutsch, Marcus Gardley, Terry Glaser, Leah Maddrie, Talene Monahan, Matthew Park, Eric Pfeffinger, Bridgette Dutta Portman, Theresa Rebeck, David Lerner Schwartz, Matthew Wells, Mallory Jane Weiss, Sofya Levitsky Weitz.

Red Bull Shorts Volume 5

Rebeck, Theresa

Portman, Bridgette Dutta

Red Bull Theater

Corthron, Kia

Gardley, Marcus

Abbruzzese, Kate

Beckley, Ben

Pfeffinger, Eric

Weiss, Mallory Jane

Dramas & Plays

Steele Spring Stage Rights

The Trial of Joseph Dale

Biographies & Memoirs

True Crime

FeedARead.com

A brief historical survey of bridges that examines the main architectural and engineering trends in bridge design before describing the 30 structures that define the central theme in this illustrated review.

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Laurence King Pub

Ever taller and more dramatic, skyscrapers are being built everywhere. This book looks at contemporary examples, from the perspective of both their architecture and their engineering. The author explains the structural principles behind the creation of tall buildings and how they are designed to withstand earthquakes, high winds, fire and terrorist attack. An introduction covers the architectural and cultural history of the skyscraper, using choice examples to illustrate key engineering developments and the variety of basic design types. The main part of the book then analyzes 29 of the most interesting recent skyscrapers from around the world. Each project is illustrated in full colour, while the text, architects' drawings and details show how the each is constructed and what innovative design features it incorporates. Featured architects include Foster & Partners, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel and Zaha Hadid.

Skyscrapers Structure and Design /anglais

LAURENCE KING

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