From one of the world's most imaginative designers comes a story about humanity told through the lens of our buildings.'This book is a super-accessible guide as to why we shouldn't put up with soulless buildings and how we might change that' GRAYSON PERRY*****Our world is losing its humanity.Too many developers care more about their shareholders than society. Too many politicians care more about power than the people who vot...

2010年上海世博會英國國家館「種子聖殿」設計人當代達文西、英國設計鬼才──Thomas Heatherwick寫給世人的下一輪建築宣言開始行動，相信我們可以創造的願景&希望「這是一本大師傑作。」──艾倫•狄波頓「這是一本超級通俗易懂的指南，它告訴我們為什麼不要忍受沒有靈魂的建築，以及如何改變現況。」──英國藝術家Grayson Perry從全書翻譯到封面&內頁設計，海澤維克工作室耗時近一年審訂監製‧我們的世界正在失去人性‧太多公司關心股東更勝社會；太多政客關心權力，而非投票給他們的人民；太多城市讓人感到沒有靈魂和壓...

Brought to you by Penguin.In this manifesto for change, one of the world's pre-eminent designers explores how buildings and cities around the world lost their soul - and what we can do about it.Thomas Heatherwick shows how design has a profound effect on our mental and physical health, the climate, as well as the peace and cohesion of societies. He shows how a flawed idea of utility and 'efficiency' has engulfed our towns and cities and har...

From one of the world’s most innovative designers comes a fiercely passionate manifesto—on why so many places have become miserable and boring and how we can make them better for everyone—that will change how you see the world around you.We are living through a global catastrophe. Buildings affect how we feel, moment by moment, day by day. They have the power to lift us up and make us feel awestruck, playful, safe, and inspired, just as they can make us feel aliena...