Book Description
Massive Change is a modern illustrated primer on the new inventions, technologies, and events that are affecting
the human race worldwide. The book is a part of a broader research project by Bruce Mau Design intended to provoke
debate and discussion about the future of design culture, broadly defined as the "familiar objects and techniques
that are transforming our lives."
In essays, interviews, and provocative imagery aimed at a broad audience, Massive Change explores the changing force of design in the contemporary world, and in doing so expands the definition of design to include the built environment, transportation technologies, revolutionary materials, energy and information systems, and living organisms.
The book is divided into 11 heavily illustrated sections covering major areas of change in contemporary society — such as urbanism and architecture, the military, health and living, and wealth and politics. Each section intersperses intriguing documentary images with a general introductory essay, extended captions, and interviews with leading thinkers, including engineers, designers, philosophers, scientists, architects, artists, and writers. Concluding the book is a graphic timeline of significant inventions and world events from 10,000 B.C. to the present.
Massive Change,Bruce Mau,Jennifer Leonard,Phaidon Press,0714844012,Architecture,Art,Criticism,Design - Book,Design - General,Graphic Arts - General,Technology / Social Aspects
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