{"product_id":"extinct-a-compendium-of-obsolete-objects-hardcover-1","title":"Extinct: A Compendium of Obsolete Objects - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara Penner\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAdrian Forty\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eOlivia Horsfall Turner\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlending architecture, design, and technology, a visual tour through futures past via the objects we have replaced, left behind, and forgotten.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So-called extinct objects are those that were imagined but were never in use, or that existed but are now unused--superseded, unfashionable, or simply forgotten. \u003ci\u003eExtinct \u003c\/i\u003egathers together an exceptional range of artists, curators, architects, critics, and academics, including Hal Foster, Barry Bergdoll, Deyan Sudjic, Tacita Dean, Emily Orr, Richard Wentworth, and many more. In eighty-five essays, contributors nominate \"extinct\" objects and address them in a series of short, vivid, sometimes personal accounts, speaking not only of obsolete technologies, but of other ways of thinking, making, and interacting with the world. \u003ci\u003eExtinct\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with curious, half-remembered objects, each one evoking a future that never came to pass. It is also a visual treat, full of interest and delight.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Penner\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of architectural humanities at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. Her books include \u003ci\u003eBathroom\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Reaktion Books, and she is a contributing editor of \u003ci\u003ePlaces Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eAdrian Forty\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of architectural history at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. He is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eConcrete and Culture: A Material History\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Reaktion Books. \u003cb\u003eOlivia Horsfall Turner\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian of architecture and design and senior curator of designs at the Victoria and Albert Museum. \u003cb\u003eMiranda Critchley\u003c\/b\u003e is completing her PhD at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, on railways and colonial narratives of progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.8 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 21, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219495829753,"sku":"9781789144529","price":87.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VjhOK3lWbGZXK1o3eFBLQ2dKam9wQT09_ae01567a-10ce-452c-806b-480f28f9f518.webp?v=1768166323","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/extinct-a-compendium-of-obsolete-objects-hardcover-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}