Author: James Douet
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1802079270
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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Steam pumping stations are exceptional buildings, a rousing, eloquent architecture designed by engineers, and an industrial edifice intended to express civic pride. They were invented, perfected and superseded in barely a century during the determined struggle to overcome the historic threat to urban life posed by industrialization. Of the buildings of the industrial period only train stations can compete with waterworks for stylistic bravura, carried over into the cool, tiled interiors and the sparkle and warmth of the cherished steam engine. This first comprehensive account of a remarkable fusion of machinery and structure weaves together architectural fashions, shifting social conditions and engineering inventiveness to show why such care was taken by the communities that commissioned them and by the men who built them, and what makes us take such pleasure in them today. British waterworks heritage is a global reference, for the historical significance of the sites themselves but also for the conservation of the many preserved waterworks, often extending to the reanimation of historic steam engines. No prior knowledge of architecture, sanitation or steam technology is required to enjoy this spirited and richly-illustrated account of a singular British building.
Author: Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
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Languages : en
Pages : 488
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 528
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 768
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Author: Elizabeth Catanese
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN: 1731616880
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Can you imagine using your creativity to design buildings? Fix leaky roofs? Make sure that pipes carry water in just the right way? Jobs in architecture and construction are exciting, hands-on, and allow you to blend skills from your favorite STEAM subjects. In this book, readers in grades 4-8 will read about awesome jobs in architecture and construction and learn how to start preparing for those jobs now. This series introduces readers to careers that rely on science, technology, engineering, art, and/or math (STEAM) skills. Each book provides details that help students make connections between the subjects they are studying, their interests, and the variety of career options available to them. Also includes information about general education requirements and activities for before and after reading
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 366
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Author: Louis C. Hunter
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486278636
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 726
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Richly detailed definitive account covers every aspect of steamboat's development -- from construction, equipment, and operation to races, collisions, rise of competition, and ultimate decline of steamboat transportation.
Author: William Morgan (writer on naval architecture.)
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Category : Naval architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 486
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 626
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1152
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