Product Description: An abundantly illustrated overview of modern design across continents and cultures, highlighting key movements and design traditions.A unique cross-disciplinary survey of design history, A History of Design from the Victorian Era to the Present offers a concise overview of the modern milestones of architecture, interior design, graphic design, product design, and photography from the Crystal Palace of 1851 to the iPhone at the turn of the twenty-first century...read more

An analysis of the social, scientific, and economic implications of the demolition industry explains how it has become a multibillion-dollar business, offers profiles of the major owners, and provides descriptions of implosion sites.