Parkyn, Neil, 1943-

SuperStructures : the world's greatest modern structures / Neil Parkyn. - London : Merrell, 2004. - 192 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 36 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Communications: Waterloo International Terminal ; Oriente Station ; Lehrter Station ; Jubilee Line Extension ; Wuppertal Suspension Railway ; Maglev Train ; TWA Flight Center ; Haj Terminal ; Hong Kong International Airport ; Madrid New Area Terminal ; Cardington Hangars ; Gargolifter Airship Hangar ; Rotterdam Europort ; Yokohama Port Terminal ; Falkirk Wheel ; Channel Tunnel ; Laerdal-Aurland Road Tunnel ; Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge ; Albert-Louppe Bridge ; Sydney Harbour Bridge ; Salginatobel and Schwandbach Bridges ; Bailey Bridges ; Ganter Bridge ; Alamillo Bridge ; Pont de Normandie ; Erasmus Bridge ; Øresund Link ; Millau Motorway Viaduct ; Chain Home Radar Towers ; Torre de Collserola -- Energy and natural forces: Dams of the TVA ; Aigle Dam ; Aswan High Dam ; Three Gorges Dam ; Freudenau Hydroelectric Power Station ; Solar Furnace ; Venice Flood Defences ; Dutch Sea Barrier ; Thames Barrier ; Tidal Surge Barrier ; Mulberry Harbours -- Discovery and exploration: Lovell Radio Telescope ; Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory ; William Herschel Telescope ; Hubble Space Telescope ; Full-Scale Wind Tunnel ; ONERA wind tunnel ; CERN Large Hadron Collider ; Vehicle Assembly Building -- Leisure: Giant Ferris Wheel ; Top Thrill Dragster ; Eden Project ; Downland Gridshell ; Palazzetto dello Sport ; Munich Olympic Stadium ; Telstra Stadium ; Wembley National Stadium -- SuperStructures of tomorrow.

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Architecture, Modern--20th century.
Buildings.
Civil engineering.
Structural engineering.
Curiosities and wonders.

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