A necessary purchase for level 1 and 2 undergraduates studying building/construction materials modules, this text provides an introduction to the broad range of materials used within the construction industry and contains information pertaining to their manufacture, key physical properties, specification and uses.

This is a straightforward guide to building control in England and Wales. This new edition includes the latest amendments to the regulations and a unique overview of the legal provisions.

Whether a professional builder or a homeowner about to embark on building work, this handy-sized book contains everything needed to ensure the work runs smoothly.

Gives facts and information about bridge and tunnel construction, and how they are designed.

Pull the tabs and turn the wheels to help Maisy and her friends build a house.

A young woman strives to realise her dreams of becoming an architect in the male-dominated world of 13th century Italy.

This handbook summarises concisely, in diagrams and brief explanations, all the basic building processes and techniques and the regulations that govern them. This latest edition has been updated to incorporate contemporary practices.

A trace-the-shape board book which introduces the concept of house building.

Planning, designing and laying the track for a model railway layout can be challenging, especially if you have never done it before. This book provides a step-by-step guide to the techniques required and methods used in track design and layout. With content suitable for those who are new to the hobby through to the more experienced modeller, and some 200 images, it includes: an overview of the various forces that act on prototype railways and which...

Chicago's beautiful Reliance Building, 14 storeys tall, was designed in 1890 by John Root. In its construction - metal frame, large areas of plate glass, fire-proof brick and terracotta cladding - it pioneers all the key elements of 20th-century high-rise architecture, and many of the tenets of Modernism. Cruickshank reflects on the extraordinary architectural, artistic and engineering world of the 1890s and its great figures such as Louis Sullivan,...