This volume is the fourth in the series. Each contains the papers presented at the annual conferences of the Construction History Society. This volume contains papers on the history and development of concrete construction, on the education of architects, on the development of scaffolding and roof construction and much more.
"In Chris Ware's own words, 'Building Storiesfollows the inhabitants of a three-flat Chicago apartment house- a thirty-year-old woman who has yet to find someone with whom to spend the rest...
-Robert W. Shoppell and the Co - Operative Building Plan Association , How To Build , Furnish , and Decorate ( 1883 ) WHEN POST - CIVIL WAR ... Several million American households put their savings and dreams into a new suburban home .
Now, this invaluable guide is being reissued—with a new preface by the book’s original editor.
In Further Studies in the History of Construction. The proceedings of the Third Annual Conference of the Construction History Society, edited by James Campbell et al., 309–320. Cambridge: University Press. Dobbels, Jelena, 2017.
First published in 1968, The Buildings of Detroit: A History by W. Hawkins Ferry is the definitive resource on the architecture of Detroit and its adjacent communities, from pioneering times...
From the reviews of the first edition of Architecture of New York City… "It should provide joy to anyone even vaguely interested in this city and its artifacts.… It is...
Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Construction History (6ICCH 2018), July 9-13, 2018, Brussels, ... W.P. Campbell et al.,Building Histories: The Proceedings of the Fourth Conference of the Construction History Society.
A Place to Remember poetically illustrates how we are active participants in the past and the role and importance of history in contemporary life.
In Further Studies in the History of Construction. The proceedings of the Third Annual Conference of the Construction History Society, edited by James Campbell et al., 309–320. Cambridge: University Press. Dobbels, Jelena, 2017.
A history of the Spanish Gothic cathedral of Toledo.