| Description |
xiv, 535 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
Preface: Building a Tectonic Culture in the Nineteenth Century -- 1. Creating the Modern World through Communication, Commerce, and Progress -- 2. Structural Materials, Methods, and Systems: The Prerequisites of Change -- 3. The Human Element: Manual Work, Mechanization, Progress, and Technological Thought -- 4. Worlds Apart: From the Thames to the Mont Cenis Tunnel -- 5. The Transition and the Catalyst: The Conway and Britannia Bridges and the Suez Canal -- 6. Patterns of Technological Thought: Buildings from the Sayn Foundry to the Galerie des Machines -- 7. The Result in Small and Large: The Langwies Viaduct and the Panama Canal -- Conclusion: The Building Process and Technological Thinking |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [447]-491) and indexes |
| Subject |
Architecture, Modern -- 19th century.
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Building -- History -- 19th century.
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Civil engineering -- History -- 19th century.
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Infrastructure (Economics) -- History -- 19th century.
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| LC no. |
96006078 |
| ISBN |
0262161605 (alk. paper) |
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