Santiago Calatrava's capsule design was chosen in an international design competition launched by The New York Times Magazine. An oversized illustrated journey following one small patch of riverside land through multiple overlays of civilization. A big blue package containing a shiny metal time capsule, labels and a sealing label, memory album, handbook, poster-sized family tree to fill out now and in the future, and more. Caldecott Medal winner Holling follows a cottonwood from sapling to death and beyond in pioneer America. A kids' history book arranged as if you were a time traveler exploring medieval times, the Viking age, Roman world and ancient Egypt.
Books are time capsules.