How buildings work
Subtitle: the natural order of architecture
By: Edward Allen.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
Subjects: Buildings -- Environmental engineering.
Other titles: Natural order of architecture
Description: Uses 700 drawings to explain every secret of a building's function: how it stands up, keeps its occupants safe and comfortable, gets built, grows old, and dies--and why some buildings do this so much better than others.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.