Transport Design: A Travel History

ما دنیایی از مسافران هستیم. فناوری‌ها ما را قادر ساخته‌اند با سرعتی باورنکردنی با دیگران در سراسر جهان ارتباط برقرار کنیم، و اکنون هم تجارت و هم لذت در مقیاس جهانی عمل می‌کنند. بنابراین روند رسیدن از نقطه A به نقطه B بیش از هر زمان دیگری مورد توجه است و گرگوری ووتولاتو در اینجا تاریخچه آن سفر را با تمام پیچیدگی و تنوع آن ترسیم می کند.

یک مطالعه قانع کننده و خواندنی، طراحی حمل و نقل برای متخصصان طراحی حمل و نقل، علاقه مندان به حمل و نقل و مسافرانی که تمایلی به مسافرت ندارند، ضروری است.

We are a world of travelers. Technologies have enabled us to connect with others around the world at incredible speed, and now both business and pleasure operate on a global scale. The process of getting from point A to point B is therefore of more interest than ever, and Gregory Votolato here charts the history of that journey in all its complexity and variety.

            From limousines to canoes to the Apollo spacecraft, Votolato chronicles the ever-evolving design of vehicles, nautical crafts, and other objects of transportation. Transport Design explores the relationship between mass transportation and the travel experience, probing such issues as design styles, economics, entertainment, and, most importantly, customized comfort. Elements such as nineteenth-century railway sleeping couches or the heated car seats of today, Votolato demonstrates, were among the pioneering technologies that set the precedent for personal home and office furnishings. Ultimately, Transport Design contends that today’s pressures of global commerce and environmental threats demand a radical reappraisal of how and why we travel.

A compelling and readable study, Transport Design is a must-have for transport design scholars, transit buffs, and reluctant commuters alike.