Why Buildings Fall

A fascinating account of architectural and engineering disasters throughout history. Starting with las pir amides of Egypt, passing through the Hagia Sophia or the Campanile of San Marco in Venice, and ending with the collapse of las Twin Towers after the attacks of September 2001, the authors invite us to an alternative journey through the history of architecture, discovering las t techniques, las ideas, materials and las circumstances of some unforeseeable or foretold catastrophes.

380 p.: photo, b/w, 22x13 cm., paperback