The Tower and the Bridge

The Tower and the Bridge
Author: David P. Billington
Publisher: Princeton University Press (December 1, 1985)
Description: Paperback: 316 pages
ISBN: 069102393X

David P. Billington is clearly moved by great structures--he means it when he says that major works of structural engineering are like the art of poetry, while architecture is the art of prose. . . . This is a book on structural engineering that sees its subject as part of the larger drama of history and culture, and for the breadth of this stance alone, it is impressive.

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