{"product_id":"the-future-of-transportation-som-thinkers-series-paperback","title":"The Future of Transportation: SOM Thinkers Series - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenry Grabar\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAtossa Araxia Abrahamian\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books)), \u003cb\u003eNick Van Mead\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow will we travel in the future? Essays on the transport to come, from sidewalk scooters to levitating trains\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the promise of delivery drones, personal helicopters, and groceries delivered right to your refrigerator, one might think we are living in the best of transportation times. Most city commuters would be quick to tell you otherwise. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOf all the technological interventions continuously inserted into our daily travels, which ones will last? Is ride-sharing here to stay? In ten years will we all be taking autonomous vehicles to work? Will traffic as we know it cease to exist? While this volume makes no promises or predictions, it does take a step back from the hype of the new to explore what might seem like yesterday's solutions: buses, bikes and even trains. Perhaps remedies to our transportation woes are not all in the future but are hiding in plain and present sight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Future of Transportation\u003c\/i\u003e is the third volume in the \u003ci\u003eSOM Thinkers\u003c\/i\u003e series, conceived by Skidmore, Owings \u0026amp; Merrill. \u003ci\u003eSOM Thinkers\u003c\/i\u003e originated from a desire to start a public conversation about the built environment. Rather than frame the subject in the expected professional language, the series poses today's most pressing questions about design and architecture in a bold and accessible way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume features work by Henry Grabar, Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Laura Bliss, Darran Anderson, Nick Van Mead, Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, Alison Griswold and Christopher Schaberg, with artwork by Olalekan Jeyifous.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.4 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769585074464,"sku":"9781942884453","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c388f8f6c8484cb88c25346b348e99ba.webp?v=1780351345","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-future-of-transportation-som-thinkers-series-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}