Screen LibraryThe 99% invisible city : a field guide to the hidden world of everyday design /
99% Invisible' is a big-ideas podcast about small-seeming things, revealing stories baked into the buildings we inhabit, the streets we drive, and the sidewalks we traverse. The show celebrates design and architecture in all of its functional glory and accidental absurdity, with intriguing tale...
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Hodder & Stoughton Ltd,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2020. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
99% Invisible' is a big-ideas podcast about small-seeming things, revealing stories baked into the buildings we inhabit, the streets we drive, and the sidewalks we traverse. The show celebrates design and architecture in all of its functional glory and accidental absurdity, with intriguing tales of both designers and the people impacted by their designs.00Now, in 'The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to Hidden World of Everyday Design', host Roman Mars and coauthor Kurt Kohlstedt zoom in on the various elements that make our cities work, exploring the origins and other fascinating stories b |
| Carrier Form: | x, 384 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 356-375) and index. |
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9781529355277 (hardback) : 1529355273 (hardback) 9781529355307 (ebook) 1529355303 (ebook) |
| Index Number: | NK1160 |
| CLC: | TU984 |
| Call Number: | TU984/M363 |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Inconspicuous. Ubiquitous ; Camouflage ; Accretions -- Conspicuous. Identity ; Safety ; Signage -- Infrastructure. Civil ; Water ; Technology ; Roadways ; Public -- Architecture. Liminal ; Materials ; Regulations ; Towers ; Foundations ; Heritage -- Geography. Delineations ; Configurations ; Designations ; Landscapes ; Synanthropes -- Urbanism. Hostilities ; Interventions ; Catalysts -- Outro. |