Matthys Levy and Mario Salvadori

Why Buildings Fall Down

"The reader is sure to find the disaster that suits his or her taste."—New York Times Book Review

Although modern technologies and new materials have greatly decreased the number of structural failures in today's world, buildings still fall down. Two world-renowned structural engineers take us on an enlightening guided tour through the history of architectural and structural disasters, from ancient times to the present. B/W line drawings.