The car was arguably the most dominant force for architectural change in the twentieth century, dictating the shape and size of our cities and the way we experience them. The result - carchitecture - is all around us. But did we go too far? Although car ownership continues to rise, the anti-car movement is growing. The automobile stands accused of destroying community, environment, public space, and perhaps even architecture itself.

Carchitecture traces the history of architectural response to the automobile, from modernist dogma to today's more pedestrian-friendly approach. Where once the city was shaped by the car, the urban environment is now exacting its revenge, spawning new ideas, new uses and combinations. How will cars fit into the city of the future?