The hotel bathroom puzzle

In his wonderful book The Evolution of Useful Things, the author and civil engineer Henry Petroski shares one of the most famous case studies in the history of design: Before it was destroyed by fire, L'Hotel Louis XIV, which was located on the waterfront in Quebec, advertised private baths. However, their privacy was of a…

In his wonderful book The Evolution of Useful Things, the author and civil engineer Henry Petroski shares one of the most famous case studies in the history of design: Before it was destroyed by fire, L'Hotel Louis XIV, which was located on the waterfront in Quebec, advertised private baths. However, their privacy was of a…