The 99% invisible city : a field guide to the hidden world of everyday design

Mars, Roman (author.). Kohlstedt, Kurt, (author.).

Summary: "A beautifully designed guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities, from the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcast." --

Record details

ISBN: 9780358126607
ISBN: 0358126606
ISBN: 9780358125020
ISBN: 9780358396369
ISBN: 9780358396383
Physical Description: print
x, 384 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020.
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 356-375) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.