Architecture and Engineering

• Building Big web site is a companion web site for the PBS series and book by David Macaulay. Check out
  • interactive "labs" for exploring the concepts of forces and loads and the illustrate the properties of different materials and shapes.
  • simple challenges to illustrate scenarios and decisions engineers and architects face in selecting the most suitable bridge, repair, etc.
  • interviews with architects and engineers

• National Building Museum web site. The National Building Museum is more than a museum. Founded by US Congress in 1980, the National Building Museum is dedicated to exploring and celebrating the past, present and future of American architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning. One of its missions is to provide educational programs to the public, and its web site has lots of interesting content and activities.