Product Description: Vacant land is a common sight in virtually every American city. Scattered among houses in residential areas, especially in distressed neighborhoods, small and large vacant, trash-filled lots contribute to an appearance of blight. Abandoned factories and w

Product Description: Othmar Ammann's name may be unfamiliar, but the six magnificent New York City bridges he created are known to all: George Washington, Bayonne, Triborough, Bronx-Whitestone, Throgs Neck, and Verrazano-Narrows. Ammann's long-span bridges came to define an epoch and shape the modern New York metropolis...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Shows a variety of projects by the Egyptian architect, explains how he uses traditional Middle-Eastern motifs, and discusses how his designs meet the needs of rural Egypt