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David P. Billington, The tower and the bridge: The new art of structural engineering, Princeton University Press, 1985, 306 pages

What do structures such as the Eiffel Tower, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the concrete roofs of Pier Luigi Nervi have in common? According to this book all are striking examples of structural art, an exciting form distinct from either architecture or machine design.

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