Billington Slide Library

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  01 The Washington Monument and the Eiffel Tower

  02 The Eiffel Tower and the St. Louis Gateway Arch

  03 Telford, Brunel and Nritish Metal Forms

  04 Eads, Eiffel and the Forth Bridge

  05 John Augustus Roebling and the Brooklyn Bridge

  06 History and Aesthetics in Suspension Bridges

  07 Chicago and the Skyscraper

  08 Robert Maillart and the Origins of Reinforced Concrete

  09 Freyssinet, Finsterwalder and ... Prestressed Concrete

  10 Forms and Forces

  11 Roof Vaults and National Styles

  12 The Spanish School of Roof Vaults

  13 The Swiss Tradition of Bridge Design

  14 New Bridge Forms: Maillart and Menn

  15 New Building Forms: Maillart and Isler

  16 California Bridges

  17 Gaudi, Disney and Technological Parks

  18 Seattle and New Technological Parks