Main entry:

Bell, Jonathan, 1972-

Title & Author:

Carchitecture : when the car and the city collide / Jonathan Bell ; [with contributions from Liz Bailey [and others]].

Publication:

London : August ; Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, [2001]

Description:

128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 128).
From here to there / Alex S. MacLean -- Bring your own space / Heather Puttock -- Some garages / Andrew Cross -- The American dream / Jonathan Bell -- Citroën DS / Nick Barley -- Against automobile autism / Alex Stetter -- Style, retro and technology / Jonathan Bell -- Park and glide : the future city / Liz Bailey -- Street controls / Nigel Jackson -- The westway : a road too far / Sandy McCreery -- Autopia / Dan Holdsworth -- Brasília / Tomoko Yoneda -- A machine for parking in / Alex Stetter -- Hard shoulder, soft sell / Clare Dowdy -- Boys and their toys / Jonathan Bell -- Living in the machine / Austin Williams.
Covers extend to form two additional leaves.

Summary:

"The car and the city have collided. [This book] examines the fallout from this near-fatal impact, sifting through the debris of movements, debates, solutions and situations, searching for a new direction. This collision was not inevitable. At first, the car was welcomed into the city as the ultimate transport solution; re-building, re-planning and public policy were all geared to an automotive future. We are now far removed from those innocent days, left reeling from pollution, grown jaded by gridlock and thinking fond thoughts of the world we left behind. Today, automobiles and architecture appear as natural sparring partners, forever unable to settle their differences. Yet there is a clear need for a way forward. Despite our protestations to the contrary, we remain enslaved to our cars. Manufacturers have learned to fracture production, building a dizzying array of models for every conceivable need, lifestyle choice and niche market. Consumption grows steadily, capacity edges upwards. The promised architectural vision of a car-friendly future has either stalled or vanished. [This book] argues that cars and architecture should rein themselves back from the brink of disaster, straighten the fender and jump-start the debate. Each has much to offer the other, not only in terms of technology and aesthetics, but also in the need to reconcile the car's social role with its pariah status. With its focus firmly on the need to design better urban environments, [this book] is a journey through our most familiar landscapes and the ideas which are helping to shape their future"--Inside front cover.

ISBN:

3764364548 (alk. paper)
9783764364540 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Transportation, Automotive Social aspects.
Automobiles Social aspects.
City planning.
Roadside architecture.
City Planning
Transports routiers Aspect social.
Automobiles Aspect social.
Urbanisme.
Constructions des abords de route.
urban planning.
Autogebruik.
Bouwkunst.
Vormgeving.
Architecture industrielle.
Architecture.
Automobile.
Société
Autoroute.
Stationnement.
Station-service.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 218798
Call No.: HE5611 .B4 2001
Status: Available