Master Builders. Tim Appenzeller and others.
by Appenzeller, Tim; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 36Environment. Publisher: U.S. News & World Report, 2003ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Abbey of Saint-Denis (France) | Architects | Architecture | Brooklyn Bridge (New York | Central Park (New York | Chrysler Building (New York | City planning | Eiffel Gustave | Empire State Building (New York | Gaudi Antonio | Goethals George W | Holland Tunnel (N.Y. and N.J.) | Incas | Landscape architecture | Loizeaux family | Machu Picchu Site (Peru) | Moses Robert | New York (N.Y.) | Olmsted Frederick Law | Panama Canal (Panama) | Peter I,the Great Emperor of Russia 1672-1725 | Pyramids of Giza (Egypt) | Roads -- Design and construction | Roebling John | Roosevelt Theodore | Sagrada Familia Cathedral (Barcelona | Saint Petersburg (Russia) | Skyscrapers | Suger ca. 1081-1151 | Tour Eiffel (Paris | Turner | WreckingDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Pluck the pyramids out of the sand, and for most of us, Egypt wouldn't be Egypt. The same is true for France without its cathedrals, or San Francisco without the Golden Gate Bridge. In a time of knowledge workers and software engineers, it's easy to take feats of engineering--creations of low-tech stone, steel, and concrete--for granted." (U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT) This article provides an historical overview of some of the world's greatest architectural achievements, including the Eiffel Tower and the Brooklyn Bridge.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004.
Originally Published: Master Builders, June 30/July 7, 2003; pp. 30+.
"Pluck the pyramids out of the sand, and for most of us, Egypt wouldn't be Egypt. The same is true for France without its cathedrals, or San Francisco without the Golden Gate Bridge. In a time of knowledge workers and software engineers, it's easy to take feats of engineering--creations of low-tech stone, steel, and concrete--for granted." (U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT) This article provides an historical overview of some of the world's greatest architectural achievements, including the Eiffel Tower and the Brooklyn Bridge.
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