about the book

Housing the maximum number of cars in a well-designed space is one of the most challenging aspects of twentieth-century architecture, which has attracted a stellar array of architects.

This is the first major international survey of parking garages ever published. Multi-levelled like a car park itself, the book presents visual essays, project spreads and case studies that feature ground-breaking historical and recent structures in photographs and drawings.

From the iconic Marina City towers in Chicago to the latest robotic technology at the Volkswagen Autotürme in Germany, the author shows how the form and function of the parking garage has been hugely influential not only on generations of architects but on popular culture, capturing the imagination of novelists, photographers and film-makers.

about the author

Simon Henley
PhD in the Physics Department of the University of Bristol, study of the effect of defects, such as dislocations, on the luminescence efficiency of GaN based optoelectronic materials. Stayed on at the Univerity of Bristol.

how to quote

HENLEY, Simon. The architecture of parking. 1st edition, London, Thames and Hudson, 2009.

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