The 50 Greatest Architects By Ike Ijeh and The 50 Greatest Engineers By Paul Virr, William Potter 2 Books Collection Set

The 50 Greatest Architects by Ike Ijeh and The 50 Greatest Engineers by Paul Virr and William Potter is a two-book collection set. This set brings together two illustrated volumes profiling influential figures in architecture and engineering.

Included titles

• The 50 Greatest Architects
• The 50 Greatest Engineers

Key details

• Two-book collection set
• The 50 Greatest Architects by Ike Ijeh
• The 50 Greatest Engineers by Paul Virr and William Potter
• Profiles of 50 architects and 50 engineers
• Illustrated content, including full-colour illustrations in The 50 Greatest Engineers

Synopses

The 50 Greatest Architects

This volume gathers architects whose buildings are presented as dramatic in both design and influence. The selection ranges from modern-era names such as Zaha Hadid and Norman Foster to figures from history including Nicholas Hawksmoor and Andrea Palladio.

Each architect is given two double-page spreads, covering influences, the legacy of their ideas and the designs that established their reputations.

The 50 Greatest Engineers

Engineering is framed as a discipline that shapes everything from the Large Hadron Collider to microscopic circuits on silicon chips. The book profiles 50 of the best-known and most innovative engineers, chosen from across the globe, including Nikola Tesla, Lillian Moller Gilbreth, Gustave Eiffel, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Fazlu Rahman Khan and the Wright Brothers.

Fully illustrated in full colour, it highlights major works spanning machines, buildings, bridges and technical innovations, and considers how these men and women developed them.

Rackhams Reference : K9S5K4NDTW