
The 99% Invisible City
A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
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Narrateur(s):
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Roman Mars
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Auteur(s):
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Kurt Kohlstedt
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Roman Mars
À propos de cet audio
From the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcast, comes a guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities. Narrated by Roman Mars, with a bonus Q&A and a Full Episode of 99% Invisible.
Have you ever wondered what those bright, squiggly graffiti marks on the sidewalk mean?
Or stopped to consider why you don't see metal fire escapes on new buildings?
Or pondered the story behind those dancing inflatable figures in car dealerships?
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, 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.
©2020 Roman Mars (P)2020 HarperCollins PublishersHighley recomend for fans of the podcast
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Good collection of stories
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Overall, the contents prove very original and professionally researched. Some may wish however that the book were more structured, as topics currently appear in what many may consider rather haphazard fashion.
In the audio version, two bonuses are generously provided:
• a substantial and enlightening conversation between the two authors, Roman Mars, who also warmly acts as narrator for the whole book, and Kurt Kohlstedt, who self-describes as a “design nerd”;
• a full episode of the podcast, dealing with Sears Roebuck’s kit houses of the turn of the 20th century, that is just fascinating.
Globally, this offering is warmly recommended to all interested in city life and design.
Enjoyable and Informative!
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Other than that, if you listen to 99% invisible a lot of the information has already been covered. It has one of the podcasts at the end just in case you are not familiar with the work.
interesting
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Deeply needed a PDF
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