Image from Google Jackets

London Underground by design / Mark Ovenden.

By: Ovenden, Mark, 1963- [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Penguin Books, 2013Description: 288 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 22 cmContent type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781846144172 (pbk.) :Subject(s): London Underground Limited -- History | Subways -- England -- London -- Design and construction | Transport | TransportDDC classification: 625.4'2'09421 Summary: Since its establishment 150 years ago as the world's first urban subway, the London Underground has continuously set a benchmark for design that has influenced transit systems from New York to Tokyo, Moscow to Paris and beyond. This is a meticulous study of every aspect of that feat, a comprehensive history of one of the world's most celebrated design achievements, and of the visionaries who brought it to life.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Class number Status Date due Barcode Item reservations
Book Book Paul Hamlyn Library Paul Hamlyn Library Floor 3 625.4209421 OVE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 06684440
Total reservations: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Since its establishment 150 years ago as the world's first urban subway, the London Underground has continuously set a benchmark for design that has influenced transit systems from New York to Tokyo, Moscow to Paris and beyond. This is a meticulous study of every aspect of that feat, a comprehensive history of one of the world's most celebrated design achievements, and of the visionaries who brought it to life.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.