Steel: A Design, Cultural and Ecological History

by Anne-Marie Willis and Tony Fry

Book Overview

Steel has, over centuries, played a crucial role in shaping our material, and in particular, urban landscapes. This books undertakes a cultural and ecological history of the material, examining the relationship between steel and design at a micro and macro level - in terms of both what it has been used to design and how it has functioned as a 'world-making force'.

The research for the book is informed by diverse sources including industry...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857854798
• ISBN13: 9780857854797
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"