Visionaries and Unsung Heroes : Engineers - Design - Tomorrow / edited by Werner Lang, Cornelia Hellstern ; translation into English Susanne Hauger ; proofreading Meriel Clemett.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: German Publisher: München : DETAIL, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First edition, 2019Description: 216 pages : illustrations, maps, photographs ; 27 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9783955534608 (hardback)Uniform titles: Visionare und alttagshelden. Ingenieure-bauen-zukunft. English Subject(s): Structural engineering | Structural designLOC classification: TA633 .V575 2019Subject: The exciting and versatile range of activities performed by construction engineers is rarely fully appreciated by the public. Yet as well as being a key industry for the economy, construction is also important for society: Modern life without buildings and infrastructure would be simply inconceivable. With that in mind, this publication presents the engineering profession (and by extension the entire industry) as it really is: Fascinating, creative, diverse and innovative. Engineers and their innovations are presented in the context of their social, economic and political influences. The book combines an historical perspective with a focus on contemporary projects.
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| TA 625 .K37 2010 Surveying with construction applications / | TA 625 .K38 1989 Surveying : with construction applications / | TA 633 .A53 2011 Simplified engineering for architects and builders / | TA 633 .V575 2019 Visionaries and Unsung Heroes : Engineers - Design - Tomorrow / | TA 633 .Y37 2011 v.1 Yapı mühendisliğine giriş / | TA 636 .S55 2013 Structural engineering for architects : a handbook / | TA 638 .Y37 2015 v.2 Yapı mühendisliğine giriş : yapısal çözümleme / |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 212) and index (pages 209-211).
The exciting and versatile range of activities performed by construction engineers is rarely fully appreciated by the public. Yet as well as being a key industry for the economy, construction is also important for society: Modern life without buildings and infrastructure would be simply inconceivable. With that in mind, this publication presents the engineering profession (and by extension the entire industry) as it really is: Fascinating, creative, diverse and innovative. Engineers and their innovations are presented in the context of their social, economic and political influences. The book combines an historical perspective with a focus on contemporary projects.