{"product_id":"9783869050492","title":"Car Design 2. Model and Replica","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eMende, Hans-Ulrich\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEdition Axel Menges\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\/26\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eThe automobile, the self-moved vehicle, existed long before Carl\u003cbr\u003e Benz’s patented motor car of 1886. In 1769, Frenchman Nicolas-\u003cbr\u003e Joseph Cugnot crashed his steam-powered vehicle into a wall on\u003cbr\u003e its maiden voyage. In 1875, Austrian Siegfried Marcus presented\u003cbr\u003e a rudimentary motor-driven vehicle. However, even Benz’s threewheeled\u003cbr\u003e vehicle was still a long way from what we understand today\u003cbr\u003e as an automobile. Numerous developments followed in terms\u003cbr\u003e of wheels, mudguards, axles, springs, bonnets, seats, lamps,\u003cbr\u003e windscreens and roofs. By the turn of the century, the construction\u003cbr\u003e of the automobile as we know it today had been established: with\u003cbr\u003e four wheels of identical size and often already enclosed bodies,\u003cbr\u003e although formally and technically still indebted to carriage construction.\u003cbr\u003e The advent of closed bodies soon led to their previous\u003cbr\u003e materials of wood and fabric being replaced by sheet steel and\u003cbr\u003e glass, which allowed for arbitrary spatial deformations. In addition\u003cbr\u003e to necessary technical considerations, this inspired numerous formal\u003cbr\u003e variations. Initially, these variations mostly concerned the radiator,\u003cbr\u003e followed by the mudguards and windows, and later also the\u003cbr\u003e closed surfaces. With the design of the chassis to increase the\u003cbr\u003e wheelbase, passengers could now sit between the axles and not\u003cbr\u003e above them as before – with the result that the height of the car\u003cbr\u003e could be reduced. This also brought the car roof into focus and,\u003cbr\u003e in addition to new technical requirements, invited various formal\u003cbr\u003e variations. Lighting technology transformed carbide pots into real\u003cbr\u003e headlights. Glass surfaces cautiously ventured out of two-dimensionality\u003cbr\u003e into three-dimensional design. Ironically, it was technology-\u003cbr\u003e based aerodynamics that showed early signs of the modern\u003cbr\u003e car as we know it today.\u003cbr\u003e The book shows many examples of models and their replicas,\u003cbr\u003e although there can be large-time differences between the original\u003cbr\u003e and the replica. Digitalised image research led to extensive and\u003cbr\u003e insightful results. However, it can also be assumed that an idea\u003cbr\u003e was sometimes conceived completely independently and that the\u003cbr\u003e later designer had no knowledge of the earlier idea.","brand":"Edition Axel Menges","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48716924485887,"sku":"9783869050492","price":58.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9783869050492_s600x595.jpg?v=1781718590","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9783869050492","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}