Love cars? Or hate cars? Our attitude to the cars is a social schizophrenia that affects an ever-expanding population as car ownership spreads globally. Yet the problems associated with car use become
In the nineteenth century, railways were viewed as a symbol of progress and confidence in technological modernity. In the twenty-first century, the frustrations of gridlocked traffic, record-high ga
We sit on one every day in our home, school or office. Yet how often do we think about the origins of the chair or of its place in the world? This book provides an anatomy of the chair and its history
Throughout modern history ships have played an irreplaceable role in trade, transportation and warfare. They are the largest and most expensive moving objects on the planet, and engineers and designer
The pixellated rectangle we spend most of our day staring at in silence is not the television, as many long feared, but the computer - the ubiquitous portal of work and personal lives. The computer is
In his celebrated manifesto, Aircraft (1935), the architect Le Corbusier presented more than 100 photographs celebrating aircraft either in imperious flight or elegant rest. Dwelling on the artfully a
Whether a humble string of planks swaying across a trickling stream or the soaring towers of the Golden Gate Bridge, bridges are one of man’s great engineering feats. Now in Bridge, Peter Bishop provi
Most of us take modern bathrooms for granted—they are an essential part of our homes, but we ignore the complex network of pipes, pumps, and treatment plants that make up indoor plumbing’s infrastruct
As a specific form of architecture, the school is an amalgam of its function and its history. Though recognizable across cultures, the schoolhouse nevertheless retains the distinctive markings of dif
