An edition of 99% Invisible City (2020)

The 99% Invisible City

A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design

  • 3.7 (3 ratings)
  • 28 Want to read
  • 3 Have read
Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list


  • 3.7 (3 ratings)
  • 28 Want to read
  • 3 Have read

Buy this book

Last edited by MARC Bot
May 19, 2025 | History
An edition of 99% Invisible City (2020)

The 99% Invisible City

A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design

  • 3.7 (3 ratings)
  • 28 Want to read
  • 3 Have read

"A beautifully designed guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities, from the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcast." --

Have you ever 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? Mars and Kohlstedt reveal the stories baked into the buildings we inhabit, the streets we drive, and the sidewalks we traverse. They celebrate design and architecture in all of its functional glory and accidental absurdity, with tales of both designers and the people impacted by their designs. This exploration of the origins and stories behind power grids, fire escapes, drinking fountains and more will delight anyone curious about design, urban environments, and the unsung marvels of the world around them. -- adapted from wrap-around and Amazon info

Publish Date
Language
English
Pages
400

Buy this book

Edition Availability
Cover of: La ciudad invisible
La ciudad invisible: Una guía de las maravillas ocultas del espacio urbano
Nov 23, 2022, Ediciones Península
hardcover
Cover of: Book Reading : the 99% Invisible City Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt LOGBOOK
Cover of: 99% Invisible City
99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
2020, Harcourt
in English
Cover of: 99% Invisible City
99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
2020, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
in English
Cover of: The 99% Invisible City
The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
Oct 06, 2020, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Blackstone Publishing, Houghton Mifflin
audio cd
Cover of: The 99% Invisible City
The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
Oct 06, 2020, Hmh Audio, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Blackstone Publishing
audio cd
Cover of: 99% Invisible City
99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Wonders of the Modern Metropolis
2020, Hodder & Stoughton
in English
Cover of: The 99% Invisible City
The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
Oct 06, 2020, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
hardcover in English

Add another edition?

Book Details


Edition Notes

Source title: The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design

Classifications

Library of Congress
, NA9050.M29 2020, NA9050 .M29 2020

The Physical Object

Format
hardcover
Number of pages
400

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL29472209M
ISBN 10
0358126606
ISBN 13
9780358126607
LCCN
2020023323
OCLC/WorldCat
1157575752

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL20753165W

Work Description

A beautifully designed guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities, from the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcast

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 and beautiful line drawings throughout, 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.

Links outside Open Library

Community Reviews (0)

No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON / OPDS | Wikipedia citation
May 19, 2025 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
September 30, 2021 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
September 16, 2020 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
September 1, 2020 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
August 26, 2020 Created by ImportBot Imported from amazon.com record