Oxlade, Chris.

Skyscrapers / Chris Oxlade. - New ed. - Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c2006. - 32 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. - Building amazing structures . - Oxlade, Chris. Building amazing structures. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.

About skyscrapers -- Skyscrapers in the past -- Foundations -- Skyscraper frames -- Skyscraper services -- Skyscraper materials -- Designing a skyscraper -- Preparing the site -- Erecting the frame -- Floors, walls, and services -- Skyscrapers in use -- Skyscraper disasters -- Skyscraper facts.

ISBN: 1403479046 (library binding-hardcover)

LCCN: 2005024038

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Skyscrapers.

LC Class. No.: TH1615 / .O9497 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 720/.483