The Parking Garage
The Parking Garage

The Parking Garage

Design and Evolution of a Modern Urban Form

TRANSPORTATION

250 Pages, 8 1/2 x 11

Formats: Hardcover

Hardcover, $87.95 (US $87.95) (CA $105.95)

Publication Date: November 2007

ISBN 9780874209983

Price: $87.95
 
 

Overview

Examining the parking garage from an architect's perspective, this book chronicles the evolution and future of parking garage innovations—from early elevator and ramp designs through the modern, sustainable structures of today. Beautifully illustrated with historical and contemporary photographs, it belongs in every architect's library.

Reviews

"McDonald finds beauty in her subject and has some sensible suggestions about how to improve her favorite building type."  —The Washington Post



"The author has provided a study of best practices in the design, development, and construction of parking garages and presented a fresh look at how to accommodate cars in the built environment."  —Engineering News-Record,  ENR.com

Author Biography

Shannon McDonald is a licensed architect who maintains an architecture practice in Atlanta, Georgia. She lives in Atlanta.