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The following is a selection of recent publications in the field of conservation of existing structures and the history of building and civil engineering. It is not comprehensive. Readers are invited to notify the Editor about relevant new books for inclusion in a similar review in early 2019. Subject to availability of space, some of these books will be reviewed in Engineering History and Heritage.
Amoruso
G
2017
Putting Tradition into Practice: Heritage, Place and Design: Proceedings of 5th INTBAU International Annual Event
Springer
London, UK
Aprea
S
2016
German Concrete, 1819–1877: the Science of Cement from Trass to Portland
EPFL Press
Lausanne, Switzerland
Arayici
Y
, Counsell
J
, Mahdjoubi
L
, et al 2017
Heritage Building Information Modelling
Routledge
Abingdon, UK
Berg
P
2016
Caldana – Vom Pachthof zum idealstädtischen Castello: zu seiner Baugeschichte in Mittelalter und Renaissance
il mio Amico
Roccastrada, Italy
(in German
)Bold
J
, Larkham
P
, Pickard
R
2017
Authentic Reconstruction
Bloomsbury Academic
London, UK
Bowen
J
, Ives
K
2017
A Tale of Two Mills: Spindleston & Waren 1735–1914
Bedford & District Hidden History
Belford, UK
Britton
RM
2017
The New Panama Canal: a Journey Between Two Oceans
Rizzoli International Publications
NY, USA
Buchanan
A
, Campbell
JWP
, Giron
J
, Huerta
S
2016
Robert Willis: Science, Technology and Architecture in the Nineteenth Century
Instituto Juan de Herrera
Madrid, Spain
Catandra di Roccolino
G
2017
Die Grossmarkthalle Hamburg (Historische Wahrzeichen der Ingenieurbaukunst in Deutschland)
Bundesingenieurkammer
Berlin, Germany
20
(in German
)Collins
J
, Ashurst
D
, Webb
J
, Ghose
A
, Sparkes
P
2017
Hidden Defects in Bridges: Guidance for Detection and Management
CIRIA
London, UK
Cullen
R
2017
Specifications for Building Conservation Volume 1: External Structure
Routledge/National Trust
NY, USA and London, UK
Delgado Rodrigues
J
2016
Compatibility: Building up an Operative Concept for Masonry Conservation
LNEC
Lisbon, Portugal
Denton
S
2016
The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World
Simon & Schuster
NY, USA
Dorman Long
2017
Dorman Long Historical Information
Dorman Long Technology
Northamptonshire, UK
Fathers
D
2017
London’s Hidden Rivers: a Walker’s Guide to the Subterranean Waterways of London
Frances Lincoln Ltd
London, UK
Fitzgerald
P
2017
The Great Canal at Suez, Vol. 2 of 2: Its Political, Engineering, and Financial History, with an Account of the Struggles of its Projector, Ferdinand De Lesseps
Forgotten Books
London, UK
Flamant
A
2017
Travaux Publics: Ports Maritimes et Fluviaux à l’Exposition Universelle de 1889
Forgotten Books
London, UK
(in French
)Glover
J
2017
Man of Iron: Thomas Telford and the Building of Britain
Bloomsbury
London, UK
Gonçalves
LMdS
, Rodrigues
H
, Gaspar
F
2017
Nondestructive Techniques for the Assessment and Preservation of Historic Structures
CRC Press
FL, USA
Guillery
P
2017
Mobilising Housing Histories: Learning from London’s Past
RIBA Publishing
London, UK
Hodgkinson
E
2017
Experimental Researches on the Strength and Other Properties of Cast Iron: With the Development of New Principles, Calculations Deduced from Them, and … Tenacious Bodies Generally
Forgotten Books
London, UK
How
C
2017
Historic French Nails & Fixings
The Furniture History Society (Australasia)
Sydney, Australia
Impey
E
, Miles
D
, Lea
R
2017
The Great Barn of 1425–27 at Harmondsworth, Middlesex
Historic England
Swindon, UK
Jackson Lee
P
2017
The Mersey Road Tunnels: the First Eighty Years in Pictures
Amberley Publishing
Stroud, UK
Jones
N
2017
The World Recast: 70 Buildings from 70 Years of Concrete Quarterly
Artifice Books on Architecture/MPA – The Concrete Centre
London, UK
Kahlow
A
2017
Das Pumpwerk für die Fontänen von Sanssouci (Historische Wahrzeichen der Ingenieurbaukunst in Deutschland)
Bundesingenieurkammer
Berlin, Germany
21
(in German
)Manchester
S
2016
Managing Risks in Existing Buildings: an Overview of UK Risk-Based Legislation for Commercial and Industrial Premises
IHS BRE Press
Bracknell, UK
Martin
H
2016
Die Bleilochtalsperre an der Saale (Historische Wahrzeichen der Ingenieurbaukunst in Deutschland)
Bundesingenieurkammer
Berlin, Germany
19
(in German
)Matsumoto
T
2017
A Study of the Effect of Moisture Content Upon the Expansion and Contraction of Plain and Reinforced Concrete
Forgotten Books
London, UK
Mensch
LJ
2017
The Reinforced Concrete Pocket Book: Containing Useful Tables, Rules and Illustrations for the Convenient Design, Rational Construction and Ready … Columns, Buildings, Retaining Walls etc
Forgotten Books
London, UK
Middleton
CR
, Fidler
PRA
, Vardanega
PJ
2016
Bridge Monitoring: A Practical Guide
ICE Publishing
London, UK
Mikesell
SD
2017
A Tale of Two Bridges: the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridges of 1936 and 2013
University of Nevada Press
NV, USA
Modena
C
2016
Brick and Block Masonry: Trends, Innovations and Challenges
CRC Press
FL, USA
Pearson
L
2016
Victorian and Edwardian British Industrial Architecture
The Crowood Press
Marlborough, UK
Pencoyd Iron Works
2017
Wrought Iron and Steel in Construction: Convenient Rules, Formulae, and Tables for the Strength of Wrought Iron Shapes Used as Beams, Struts, Shafts, etc
Forgotten Books
London, UK
Perdonnet
A
2017
Portefeuille de l’Ingénieur des Chemins de Fer, Vol. 1 Texte
Forgotten Books
London, UK
(in French
)Reinprecht
L
2016
Wood Deterioration, Protection and Maintenance
Wiley-Blackwell
Chichester, UK
Schabas
M
2017
The Railway Metropolis: How Planners, Politicians and Developers Shaped Modern London
ICE Publishing
London, UK
Sorensen
G
2017
The Building Conservation Directory 2017: a Guide to Specialist Suppliers, Consultants and Craftspeople in Traditional Conservation, Refurbishment and Design
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Cathedral Communications Limited
Tisbury, UK
Stoney
BB
2017
The Strength and Proportions of Riveted Joints
Forgotten Books
London, UK
Stotta
D
, Kierdorf
A
2016
Der Tönderturm Camphausen IV (Historische Wahrzeichen der Ingenieurbaukunst in Deutschland)
Bundesingenieurkammer
Berlin, Germany
18
(in German
)The Concrete Centre
2017
70 Years of Concrete Quarterly 1947–2017: Celebrating Seven Decades of Concrete Architecture and Engineering
The Concrete Centre
Camberley, UK
Tindall
G
2016
The Tunnel Through Time: a New Route for Old London Journey
Chatto & Windus
London, UK
Watt
D
2017
Conservation of Historic Buildings and Their Contents: Addressing the Conflicts
Routledge
NY, USA
Wong
L
2017
Adaptive Reuse: Extending the Lives of Buildings
Birkhauser
Basel, Switzerland
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