Abstract
In 1926, French Jesuit missionaries from Daming published at Xianxian (Hebei province) a little handbook for church construction in Northern China: “Le missionnaire constructeur, conseils-plans” (“The missionary builder: advice-plans”), containing 67 pages of text and 54 plates. [...]Abstract
This paper will explore an early reinforced concrete warehouse, constructed from 1906 till 1909, which is the most impressive warehouse in Rijeka Port – with ground floor dimensions equal to 45x100 m, consisting of a basement, high ground floor and three storeys, designed to sustain [...]Abstract
In the 19th and 20th centuries both iron and steel were worldwide applied to construct structures such as halls, markets, stations and bridges. Belgium, an early industrialised country on the European mainland, was famous for its iron and steel production and the export of iron and [...]