San Francisco - Access - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671603361 ISBN 13: 9780671603366

Synopsis

Organized by neighborhood, this ACCESS guide vividly re-creates each city block with color-coded entries that give brief descriptions of the restaurants, shops and attractions, and public parks. From who has the best sourdough bread in town to how to soar over the Golden Gate Bridge. follow the well-charted trail; it's all you need and more.

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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.

About this edition

• ISBN 10: 0671603361
• ISBN 13: 9780671603366
• Binding: Hardcover