A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
hardcover, 400 pages
Publié 6 octobre 2020 par Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
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.
Now, 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 behind everything from power grids and fire escapes to drinking fountains and street signs. With deeply researched entries and beautiful line drawings throughout, The 99% Invisible City will captivate devoted fans of the show and anyone curious about design, urban environments, and the unsung marvels of the world around them.
This book gives wonderful little tidbits and facts of the “ordinary” things you might not really notice in your commute around your city; from colourful utility codes on city streets to faux building fronts strategically hiding electric substations to acts of “guerrilla gardening.”
I never knew of the podcast, of which the books is based on, but now I’m excited to give it a listen.
