The Works
anatomy of a city
$83.44
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
26 November 2007
Summary
The Works: Unveiling the Secrets of City Infrastructure
Have you ever wondered how the water in your faucet gets there? Where your garbage goes? What the pipes under city streets do? How bananas from Ecuador get to your local market? Why radiators in apartment buildings clang?
Using New York City as its point of reference, The Works takes readers down manholes and behind the scenes to explain exactly how an urban infrastructure operates. Deftly weaving text and grap…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143112709 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143112708 |
| Author: | Kate Ascher |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | The Penguin Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 26 November 2007 |
| Weight: | 958g |
| Dimensions: | 276mm x 217mm x 14mm |
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The Worksis both a reference guide and a geeky pleasure.
“The Works is both a reference guide and a geeky pleasure.” —Time Out New York “It’s a rare person who won’t find something of interest in The Works, whether it’s an explanation of how a street-sweeper works or the view of what’s down a manhole.” —New York Post
About The Author
Kate Ascher
Kate Ascher serves on the faculty of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and manages Happold Consulting’s U.S. practice. Prior to taking up her current positions, she worked at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the New York City Economic Development Corporation, and Vornado Realty Trust. Her other books include The Heights- Anatomy of a Skyscraper and The Way to Go- Moving by Sea, Land, and Air.
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