Underground Guide to Sewers
or: Down, Through and Out in Paris, London, New York, &c.
«'Written by historian and broadcaster Stephen Halliday, it achieves the unlikely feat of engaging readers for more than 250 pages on all aspects of human waste and water disposal and, in particular, the often-impressive infrastructure created to deal with the age-old problem of sewage. It’s no mean feat, helped by a lively style and excellent maps, drawings and archive photography ' - RIBA Journal»
A quirky yet hugely informative global guide to the magnificently designed and engineered structures that lie deep underground beneath our feet. Les mer
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A quirky yet hugely informative global guide to the magnificently designed and engineered structures that lie deep underground beneath our feet.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 256
- ISBN
- 9780500252352
- Utgivelsesår
- 2019
- Format
- 24 x 17 cm
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«'Written by historian and broadcaster Stephen Halliday, it achieves the unlikely feat of engaging readers for more than 250 pages on all aspects of human waste and water disposal and, in particular, the often-impressive infrastructure created to deal with the age-old problem of sewage. It’s no mean feat, helped by a lively style and excellent maps, drawings and archive photography ' - RIBA Journal»
«'Fascinating' - Creative Review»
«'A call to ordure … takes a deep dive into the insalubrious shitshows of the ancient world and the subterranean infrastructure of cities' - World of Interiors»
«'Extraordinary' - Arquitectura Viva»