by Roma Agrawal · tapa dura · ISBN 9781408870365
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«Built: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Structures» is the engineering and architecture essay by Roma Agrawal, published by Bloomsbury in hardback.
Structural engineer Roma Agrawal, one of those responsible for The Shard skyscraper, explains how the world is built: foundations, materials, bridges and towers. Each chapter tackles an engineering challenge and connects modern solutions with techniques from ancient civilisations, with science, history and anecdotes.
The original edition was published in 2018 and the book has 320 pages; it also won the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize 2019 and was nominated for the Jhalak Prize.
With its accessible approach, it is aimed at enthusiasts of science, architecture, engineering and design.
