From renowned design and innovation firm IDEO comes a photographic primer for looking at the world through the eyes of an engineer. An insightful meditation on how ordinary objects and environments behave over time—from humble streetlights to tread-worn floors—Everyday Engineering invites us all to open our eyes—and minds—to the daily wonders of the built world.

Author Andrew Burroughs has been a consulting design engineer at IDEO for 15 years. He nurtures a passion for the unusual and the overlooked.

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Pipes & Shadow
From Drew Makepeace
Drax from the Ouse, Barlow
From gaz_roberts01
Shear plate
From Drew Makepeace
Black Gloop Removal
From Drew Makepeace

Scooped
From Drew Makepeace
IMG_0463[1]
From snap train
Square Mind ■
From coloru
Green Generator
From Drew Makepeace

Metal and Wood
From Drew Makepeace
IMG_0461[1]
From snap train
Weird and wonderful coat hangers
From C.Saetre
Gantry
From Drew Makepeace