Boston (Access Guides) - Softcover

Access Guides; Wurman, Richard Saul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062771973 ISBN 13: 9780062771971

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1997

Synopsis

With Access Boston, your visit will be an easy, enjoyable experience -- the city's intimacy, authenticity, and above all its rich history and varied culture come alive in these pages.

Boston has been divided and organized by neighborhoods, so you know where you are and where you're headed.

Unique color-coded and numbered entries allow you to discover the best:

hotels · restaurants · Attractions · Shopping sights · Parks and Outdoor Spaces

Large, easy-to-read maps with entry numbers keyed to text ensure that you will instantly find what you must not miss.

About this title

About the Author

With the publication of his first book in 1962 at the age of 26, Richard Saul Wurman began the singular passion of his life: that of making information understandable. A holder of both M. Arch. & B. Arch. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, he has been awarded several grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Guggenheim Fellowship, two Graham Fellowships & two Chandler Fellowships. In 1991, Richard Saul Wurman received the Kevin Lynch Award from MIT for his creation of the ACCESS travel guides. In 1994, he was named a Fellow of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland & awarded a Doctorate of Fine Arts by the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. In 1995, he received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Art Center College of Design & was Chairman of Graphic Design & Product/Industrial Design of the1995 Presidential Design Awards.

Richard Saul Wurman continues to be a regular consultant to major corporations in matters relating to the design & understanding of information. He is married to novelist Gloria Nagy, has 4 children & lives in Newport, Rhode Island.

Synopsis

Covering Boston, this guide recreates each city block with colour-coded entries that describe restaurants (in red), hotels (blue), shops and parks (green) and cultural and historical sites of interest to visitors (black). Along with maps keyed to these entries, each guide features prices and quality ratings, notes on the city's history and architecture and "Bests" sections in which well-known residents share their personal recommendations.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0062771973
• ISBN 13: 9780062771971
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 224