Build It and Be Immortalized

A special issue highlights master builders who shaped the built environment and changed the world.

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July 10, 2003, 1:00 PM PDT

The U.S. News and World Report special issue on master builders features 13 articles on figures such as Peter the Great, Imhotep, Frederick Law Olmsted, Robert Moses, and others, who mastered great architectural, engineering and planning feats against all odds, and left a legacy that attests to "humanity's restless quest to leave its indelible mark on the world." Other articles feature Panama Canal engineer George Washington Goethels, Gustave Eiffel, Frank Turner, Suger of St. Denis, Clifford Holland, Antonio Gaudi, John A. Roebling and the builders of Machu Picchu.

Thanks to Connie Chung

FULL STORY: Special Issue: Master Builders

Monday, June 30, 2003 in U.S. News And World Report

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