Structurally sound: Masters of Structure: engineering today's innovative buildings.

MASTERS OF STRUCTURE: ENGINEERING TODAY'S INNOVATIVE BUILDINGS.

By Sutherland Lyall, London: Laurence King, 2003. [pounds sterling]45

Sutherland Lyall has always been a strong advocate of the principle that engineers should get more recognition for the work they do in collaboration with architects, and this book is a very good apologia for the influence of engineers and engineering on architecture. It has an extensive introduction followed by 25 case studies of building structures, mainly throughout Europe but some worldwide.

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