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Salvadori, Mario George., 1907-

The art of construction : projects and principles for beginning engineers and architects / Mario Salvadori ; drawings by Saralinda Hooker and Christopher Ragus. - 3rd ed. - Chicago : Chicago Review Press, c1990. - v, 149 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Rev. ed. of: Building. New York : Atheneum, 1979. Includes index.

Explains how tents, houses, stadiums, and bridges are built, and how to build models of such structures using materials found around the home.

ISBN: 1556520808 : $9.95

LCCN: 89049406

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Structural analysis (Engineering)--Juvenile literature.
Building materials--Juvenile literature.
Structural analysis (Engineering)
Building materials.
Models and modelmaking.
Handicraft.

LC Class. No.: TA634 / .S23 1990

Dewey Class. No.: 624.1/771