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That's very easy for me to answer -- but I'm a bit older than most of you folks. As funny as it may seem the book that changed my life and opened my eyes was "T
by michaelpinto 15y ago
That's very easy for me to answer -- but I'm a bit older than most of you folks. As funny as it may seem the book that changed my life and opened my eyes was "The Media Lab" (1988). and the author of the book was Stewart Brand. What's interesting is that many of the things being talked about in the book are now very much a part of the real world. It's also interesting to note that Brand was also the author of the Whole Earth Catalog. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Brand http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Brand
The closest thing today to the "Whole Earth Catalog" today is really the net — especially sites that explore underground culture...
- miles_matthias 15y agoCool I have to read it. What are some of the sites you are talking about?
- tgrass 15y agoHis "How Buildings Learn" is an excellent read as well. In it he argues for construction design, materials and techniques that allow for a building to be adaptable and habitable over the long term, by different tenants with different needs. The book is empirical in nature: it examines buildings that have been capable of adapting to new uses and demands and those that haven't been. From that catalog of buildings he explores the qualities that make for an adaptable building. For anyone interested in "user interface," this is an insightful work on designing the built environment.