Kate Ascher is an author who delves into the intricate workings of urban infrastructure. Her work offers a textual and graphic exploration of how the complex and overlapping systems sustaining modern city life function. She provides deep insights into the mechanics of the urban landscape, prompting significant discussion and acclaim for her analyses.
A graphic tour through the inner workings of modern skyscrapers explains how they operate and how sophisticated networks of technologies and utilities are possible within their complex structures, providing coverage of such topics as anti-terrorism designs and the superior safety measures of Asian models.