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Book The Gateway Arch

    Book Details:
  • Author : Tracy Campbell
  • Publisher : Yale University Press
  • Release : 2013-05-28
  • ISBN : 0300169493
  • Pages : 237 pages

Download or read book The Gateway Arch written by Tracy Campbell and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVThe surprising history of the spectacular Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the competing agendas of its supporters, and the mixed results of their ambitious plan/div

Book The Building of the Arch

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  • Author : Robert F. Arteaga
  • Publisher : Jefferson National Expansion historical
  • Release : 1998
  • ISBN : 9780931056123
  • Pages : 24 pages

Download or read book The Building of the Arch written by Robert F. Arteaga and published by Jefferson National Expansion historical. This book was released on 1998 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Historic Photos of the Gateway Arch

Download or read book Historic Photos of the Gateway Arch written by and published by Historic Photos. This book was released on 2009-02-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: St. Louis' Gateway Arch rivals the monuments of the world in its simplicity, scale, elegance, and symbolism. The shimmering, stainless-steel ribbon forms a catenary arch 630 feet tall and 630 feet across at its base. Its design amazed the civic leaders determined to construct a great monument on the St. Louis riverfront. When it was completed, it wowed not just St. Louisans, not just Americans, but also visitors from around the world. Its sleek geometric design and engineering was a creation of the Space Age, but the Arch was a monument to America's frontier heritage. The Gateway Arch commemorated St. Louis' riverfront as the Gateway to the West. Historic Photos of the Gateway Arch chronicles the St. Louis riverfront from its days as a fur-trading post, to the creation of the Arch. From clearing the site to welding the first section into place, to the breathtaking moment of inserting the keystone--the photos tell the story.

Book The Gateway Arch

Download or read book The Gateway Arch written by Lisa Bullard and published by Lerner Digital ™. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! The Gateway Arch is the tallest monument in the United States. At 630 feet, it is more than twice the height of the Statue of Liberty. The Gateway Arch honors all the settlers who passed through St. Louis, Missouri, on their way out west. But how was it made? Who designed it? Read this book to find out! Learn about many remarkable sites in the Famous Places series - part of the Lightning Bolt BooksTM collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt BooksTM bring nonfiction topics to life.

Book The Annotated Arch

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  • Author : Carol Strickland
  • Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
  • Release : 2001-04-11
  • ISBN : 9780740710247
  • Pages : 204 pages

Download or read book The Annotated Arch written by Carol Strickland and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2001-04-11 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A crash course in the history of architecture.

Book Architecture That Speaks

Download or read book Architecture That Speaks written by Nancy T. McCoy and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2017-09-11 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the A&M College of Texas opened its doors in 1876, its early buildings followed a Victorian architectural style. Classical architecture came to the campus with the Academic Building, after the 1912 fire that destroyed Old Main. Subsequent buildings generally followed this neoclassical path, but the growth of the campus in the Depression era saw the addition of an extraordinary group of buildings, sited in accordance with a master plan developed by college architect F. E. Giesecke and designed by S. C. P. Vosper, each of whom also held faculty positions in the first architecture program at a state college in Texas. The buildings designed by Vosper are arguably the finest buildings on the campus, uniquely expressive of the agricultural and mechanical origins of the university; they delight the senses with color, sculpture, and wit. Nancy T. McCoy and David G. Woodcock, distinguished preservation architects and scholars, review the history of Texas A&M campus architecture and provide in-depth coverage of Vosper and his legacy. Illustrated by the sumptuous photography of Carolyn Brown, Architecture That Speaks concludes with observations on recent approaches toward the reuse and rehabilitation of campus heritage architecture and a view to the future, as plans evolve for further development of the campus that maintains a respect for both strategic vision and historical heritage.

Book The Curve of the Arch

Download or read book The Curve of the Arch written by Larry Millett and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Building the Gateway Arch

Download or read book Building the Gateway Arch written by Annie C. Holdren (Annie Cody) and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From idea to national landmark, this early chapter book highlights the building sequence of the St. Louis Gateway Arch showing elementary readers how it was engineered and built"--

Book The Arch of Constantine

Download or read book The Arch of Constantine written by Iain Ferris and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2013-12-15 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of one of the most impressive surviving monument in Rome.

Book Proceedings of ARCH 2019

Download or read book Proceedings of ARCH 2019 written by António Arêde and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book contains proceedings presented at the 9th International Conference on Arch Bridges held in Porto, Portugal on October 2 to 4, 2019. It is addressed to scientists, designers, technicians, stakeholders and contractors, seeking for an up-to-date view of the recent advances in the area of arch bridges.

Book Building Evolutionary Architectures

Download or read book Building Evolutionary Architectures written by Neal Ford and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The software development ecosystem is constantly changing, providing a constant stream of new tools, frameworks, techniques, and paradigms. Over the past few years, incremental developments in core engineering practices for software development have created the foundations for rethinking how architecture changes over time, along with ways to protect important architectural characteristics as it evolves. This practical guide ties those parts together with a new way to think about architecture and time.

Book Building Construction Materials and Techniques

Download or read book Building Construction Materials and Techniques written by P.Purushothama Raj and published by Pearson Education India. This book was released on 2017 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building Construction Materials and Techniques follows a unique approach to the subject by including both materials and construction techniques in a combined text as per the latest trends in university curriculums. It also caters to the needs of the universities where these subjects are offered across two semesters as well. Of the 32 chapters in this book,13 are dedicated to building construction materials while the remaining 19 focus on conventional as well as modern techniques in construction. The chapters are supplemented by a plethora of self-explanatory illustrations for easy comprehension. Relevant references to IS codes and standards make this text ideal for extended learning.

Book Arch Bridges

Download or read book Arch Bridges written by A. Sinopoli and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern structural engineering surprises us with the mastery and certainty with which it plans and carries out daring projects, such as the most recent metal or concrete bridges, whether they be suspension or arch bridges. On the other hand, little is yet known about the state of knowledge of construction science and techniques which, well before the arrival of modern methods based on the mechanics of deformable continua, made it possible in the past to erect the vaulted masonry structures rthat we have inherited. The fact that these have lasted through many centuries to our time, and are still in a fairly good state of conservation, makes them competitive, as far as stability and durability are concerned, with those constructed in other materials. Although it is known that the equilibrium of the arch is guaranteed by any funicular whatsoever of the loads, contained inside the profile of an arch, finding the unique solution is not such a certainty. In other words, the problem of the equilibrium of vaulted structures is 'Poleni's problem', the one for which the Venetian scientist was able to give an exemplary solution on the occasion of the assessment of the dome of St. Peter's. Arch Bridges focuses on the main aspects of the debate about the masonry arch bridge: History of structural mechanics and construction, theoretical models, analysis for assessment, numerical methods, experimental and non-destructive testing, maintenance and repair are the topics of the Conference. The breadth and variety of the contributions presented and discussed by leading experts from many countries make this volume an authoritative source of up-to-date information.

Book Woven Arch Bridge

Download or read book Woven Arch Bridge written by Yan Liu and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Caesar to Da Vinci -- A full moon in another land -- Searching for the Chinese wooden arch bridges -- Building a woven arch bridge : local knowledge -- The Rulong Bridge : a detective story -- Technique and craftsmen -- Rethinking the histories of woven arch bridges.

Book St  Louis Gateway Arch

Download or read book St Louis Gateway Arch written by Keli Sipperley and published by . This book was released on 2014-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While reading the St. Louis Gateway Arch, students will learn about the significance of the landmark, which was made as a tribute for Thomas Jefferson and the pioneers of the American West. This 32-page title uses a variety of teaching components to help young readers strengthen their reading comprehension skills. The Symbols of Freedom series will allow students to explain events or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause versus effect. Each title features photographs, maps, and informational sidebars that work with a Show What You Know section to help readers build their understanding of the topic.

Book The Cincinnati Arch

    Book Details:
  • Author : John Tallmadge
  • Publisher : University of Georgia Press
  • Release : 2004
  • ISBN : 9780820326764
  • Pages : 244 pages

Download or read book The Cincinnati Arch written by John Tallmadge and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What wilderness lover, asks John Tallmadge, "would ever dream of settling deep in the Rust Belt astride polluted rivers?" The Cincinnati Arch holds the provocative answer to Tallmadge's question, which was prompted by his unplanned relocation from rural Minnesota to urban Ohio. Tallmadge tells of dismaying early encounters with the city's seeming barenness, his growing awareness of its vitality and abundance, and finally his new vision of all nature, from the vacant lots of his neighborhood to our great New England forests and Western deserts. New to the city, Tallmadge saw only its concrete, glass, smog, and debris. Soon his interest, stirred by the wonder of his children at their surroundings, focused Tallmadge to the "buzzing, flapping, scurrying, chewing, photosynthesizing life forms" around him. More deeply, Tallmadge began to learn from, and not just about, the city. Nature's persistence--within him and wherever he looked--wore away at old notions of wilderness that made no allowances for human culture. The "arch" of the book's title is richly resonant: as the name of a geologic formation molding the urban landscape Tallmadge comes to love; as an archetypal building form; and, in its parabolic shape, as a metaphor for life's journey. Filled with luminous lessons of mindfulness, attentiveness, and other spiritual practices, this is a hopeful guide to finding nature and balance in unlikely places.

Book Contemporary Classical

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  • Author : Andrew Skurman
  • Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
  • Release : 2012-09-05
  • ISBN : 9781616890889
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Contemporary Classical written by Andrew Skurman and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2012-09-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architect Andrew Skurman is an unabashed classicist. His award-winning San Francisco-based firm, Andrew Skurman Architects, specializes in designing superbly crafted custom residences inspired by the building traditions of French châteaux, Mediterranean villas, and Georgian country houses. Skurman draws on an extensive architectural library of European and American design with the precision of an eminent art historian, skillfully adapting timeless design elements to suit today's lifestyles. Collaborating with well-respected contractors, interior and landscape designers, lighting and audiovisual experts, and other consultants, Skurman blends modern comfort and conveniences into traditional settings. Featuring gorgeous photography and exquisite watercolor studies, Contemporary Classical showcases an exceptional range of residential work, including the new Pelican Hill Resort on the Newport Coast of California.