Velo City: Architecture for Bikes

by Gavin Blyth

From a bike rack to the worlds most glamorous cycling shop, Velo Architecture shows how our cities are being transformed by a new wave of bike-related design. The worlds major cities are making room for cyclists, helping them to ride, store, share, and buy their bicycles more easily than ever before. As a result, bike-related design has become one of the hottest fields in architecture. From racetracks to commuter paths and from bike sharing to bridges, this comprehensive survey details every aspect of this brave new cycling world. Drawing on the latest trends in bike design and fashion it places each project in context to provide an eclectic visual record of the world built around cycling. With an introductory essay that considers the history and future of cycling and packed with numerous color illustrations, this book is perfect for design enthusiasts and cyclists alike.

Genres: Architecture, Cycling

160 pages, Paperback

First published May 25, 2014

Reviews

[Rick]

A beautiful book to look at and hold. It is a sturdy-covered softcover with thick glossy stock, beautiful photography and artistic typeset. A really nice coffee table book for fans of cycling culture. It does a great job of doing what it sets out to do - capturing the cutting edge of cycling culture architecture and design. For those who live in places which do not have great bicycling infrastructure, this book sets the north star of what can be.

[G. Fox]

Pretty fun walk through bike culture and how it continues to evolve on a global scale. It's interesting and I think it highlights just how much the rest of world has continued to use bikes, but in the States it's come a gone a few times. Hopefully people will help it stick from now as an important part of culture, fun and as always green efficient transportation. Honestly I just like the fun part