“I am going to design, in a great hurry, and I believe to build a station after my own fancy; that is, with engineering roofs, etc. etc. It is at Paddington, in cutting, and admitting of no exterior, all interior and all roofed in.” My OwnDesignFancyEtcStationsEngineeringRoof Author:Isambard Kingdom Brunel
“I am opposed to the laying down of rules or conditions to be observed in the construction of bridges lest the progress of improvement tomorrow might be embarrassed or shackled by recording or registering as law the prejudices or errors of today.” MightTodayLawScienceProgressConditionsTomorrowPrejudiceErrorsImprovementBridgesConstructionEngineeringEmbarrassedLaying DownCivil EngineerCivil Engineering Author:Isambard Kingdom Brunel