Infrastructure


The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future
The Works: Anatomy of a City
Infrastructure: The Book of Everything for the Industrial Landscape
Extrastatecraft: The Power of Infrastructure Space
The Deadly Life of Logistics: Mapping Violence in Global Trade
Underground
The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger
Divided Highways: Building the Interstate Highways, Transforming American Life
Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do and What It Says About Us
How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World
Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity
Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914
Critics have said it cannot be done and yet the output of 6.5 million workers involved in the Build, Build, Build program has proved them wrong. Another misconception was that most projects are only situated in Metro Manila or are operated under the modality of public private partnership. This is far from the truth. In fact, less than five percent of the Build, Build, Build projects charge toll or operate under a concession agreement.
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual

Jarod Kintz
Instead of sidewalks, why not sideruns? After all, the pace of life is faster than it has ever been, so I think our infrastructure’s nomenclature should reflect that.
Jarod Kintz, There are Two Typos of People in This World: Those Who Can Edit and Those Who Can't

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Readings of interest to nerds for critical systems and the built environment
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