Building and engineering in ancient times : 1000 B.C.-A.D. 500
The medieval era : 500-1400
The Renaissance : 1400-1630
Global trading and the age of reason and enlightenment : 1630-1750
Engineering becomes a profession : 1750-1800
The harmony of theory and practice : 1800-1860
The birth of the modern building : 1860-1920
Architectural engineering : 1920-1960
The computer age and the greening of construction : 1960-present
Appendix 1: "Aims and means" / by Ove Arup
Appendix 2: Iron and its alloys
Appendix 3: Concrete and reinforced concrete.
