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Golden Gate Bridge: History and Design of an Icon
Nine million people visit the Golden Gate Bridge each year, yet how many know why it's painted that stunning shade of"international orange"? Or that ancient Mayan and Art Deco buildings influenced the design? Current bridge architectDonald MacDonald answers these questions and others in a friendly, informative look at the bridge's engineering and 70-year history. This acce...more
Hardcover, 128 pages
Published
April 2nd 2008
by Chronicle Books
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Quick Read - not only providing the artistic and historical background to the Golden Gate Bridge, but also surprisingly detailed in describing the entire design, engineering, finance, and policy processes and back-and-forths that made the bridge. Reinforced a few things for me:
1) Similar to many other infrastructure, bridges is not simply "let's get it build", but it is a continual process that involves many iterations of:
Public opinion -> politics -> money -> design -> engineering ->...more
1) Similar to many other infrastructure, bridges is not simply "let's get it build", but it is a continual process that involves many iterations of:
Public opinion -> politics -> money -> design -> engineering ->...more
Macdonald writes like an architect. While this is very good for the level of technical detail he is able to provide, I found it hard to follow at times as I have very little knowledge of architecture. The drawings do help, but I would need a reference text in order to really understand this book fully.
75 years later, the bridge continues to impress as a feat of engineering and aesthetics. Macdonald does a marvelous job placing the bridge as a historical landmark that smoothly takes on the challe...more
75 years later, the bridge continues to impress as a feat of engineering and aesthetics. Macdonald does a marvelous job placing the bridge as a historical landmark that smoothly takes on the challe...more
Loved all the history and illustrations packed into this book! I learned a lot of interesting facts.
Such pretty pictures.
But such poorly written text.
Just three stars for you.
But such poorly written text.
Just three stars for you.
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