Infrastructure
A Guide to the Industrial Landscape
Published on 11. November 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
568 pages
978-0-393-34983-2 (ISBN)
Description
The objects that fill our everyday environment such as streetlights and railway tracks are so familiar we hardly notice them. Larger, more exotic facilities like nuclear power plants have transformed vast tracts of the landscape. With a new chapter reflecting on recent disasters, Infrastructure is a compelling explorer's guide to the world we've made for ourselves.
Reviews / Votes
"Beautifully illustrated, continually informative, it richly deserves to become this season's unlikely bestseller." -- Alain de Botton - The Independent "Why do you want to know about standpipes and manholes? Take a look, and you will." -- Erica Wagner - The Times "One of the most magical books I've chanced upon..." -- Alain de Botton - The Observer "When seen through the discriminating lens of author and photographer Brian Hayes, man-made objects appear as exquisite and natural as organic ones." -- WiredMore details
Edition
Revised and Updated
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Illustrations
750 color illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 257 mm
Width: 257 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1968 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-34983-2 (9780393349832)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Brian Hayes is a senior writer for American Scientist and a recipient of a National Magazine Award. He lives in the Boston area.