Architecture Inside-Out: Understanding How Buildings Work

Synopsis

Taking Readers Behind Architecture's Facades And Finishes, This Charmingly Illustrated Book Explores How Some Of The Most Important Buildings In The World Were Constructed. Specially Commissioned Isometric Drawings Present The Essential Structural Elements Of The World's Masterpiece Buildings That Are Not Visible To The Naked Eye. These Illustrations Are Displayed Alongside Plans, Details, And Photographs, All Of Which Are Clear And Accessible, Yet Accurate And Elegant Enough To Satisfy The Most Discerning Eye. Public Life -- Monuments -- Arts And Education -- Living -- Worship. John Zukowsky & Robbie Polley. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.