Why Buildings Stand Up
The Strength of Architecture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4024748 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carl W Condit, Mario Salvadori, Mario G Salvadori |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 790 |
| Publication date | 1981-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Technology and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-165X • E-ISSN: 1097-3729 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3104583 |
| OpenAlex | W2007227753 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
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 buildings methods from ancient times to the present day, including recent advances in science and technology that have had important effects on the planning and construction of buildings: improved materials (steel, concrete, plastics), progress in antiseismic designs, and the revolutionary changes in both architectural and structural design made possible by the computer
Archaeology · Architectural engineering · Geography · Architecture · Architecture and Computational Design · Engineering
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2010 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |