Carscapes: The Motor Car, Architecture, and Landscape in England (The Association of Human Rights Institutes series) - Hardcover

Shortlisted for the Alice Davis Hitchcock 2014 Award sponsored by the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain. -- Alice Davis Hitchcock Award * Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain * Winner of the Railway & Canal Historical Society's Transport Book of the Year Awards 2014. -- Transport Book of the Year Awards * Railway & Canal Historical Society * Shortlisted for the 2014 Art Book Prize given by the Authors' Club and supported by The Art Newspaper. The Art Book Prize is awarded annually to the best book on art or architecture. -- Art Book Prize * The Authors' Club * Winner of the Peter Neaverson Award for Outstanding Scholarship awarded by the Association for Industrial Archaeology. -- Peter Neaverson Award * Association for Industrial Archaeology *

When the motor car first came to England in the 1890s, it was a luxury item with little practical purpose-drivers couldn't travel very far or quickly without paved roads or traffic laws. Thus began a transformation that has affected the architecture, infrastructure, and even the natural environment of the country. Carscapes relates the history of the car's impact on the physical environment of England from its early beginnings to the modern motorway network, focusing especially on its architectural influence. The authors offer a detailed look at the litany of structures designed specifically to accommodate cars: garages, gas stations, car parks, factories, and showrooms. Presenting a comprehensive study of these buildings, along with highways, bridges, and signage, Carscapes reveals the many overlooked ways in which automobiles have shaped the modern English landscape.