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The Language of Cities
Deyan Sudjic
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Description for The Language of Cities
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AMVD; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 111. .
The director of the Design Museum defines the greatest artefact of all time: the city We live in a world that is now predominantly urban. So how do we define the city as it evolves in the twenty-first century? Drawing examples from across the globe, Deyan Sudjic decodes the underlying forces that shape our cities, such as resources and land, to the ideas that shape conscious elements of design, whether of buildings or of space. Erudite and entertaining, he considers the differences between capital cities and the rest to understand why it is that we often feel ... Read more
The director of the Design Museum defines the greatest artefact of all time: the city We live in a world that is now predominantly urban. So how do we define the city as it evolves in the twenty-first century? Drawing examples from across the globe, Deyan Sudjic decodes the underlying forces that shape our cities, such as resources and land, to the ideas that shape conscious elements of design, whether of buildings or of space. Erudite and entertaining, he considers the differences between capital cities and the rest to understand why it is that we often feel ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141980591
SKU
V9780141980591
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About Deyan Sudjic
Deyan Sudjic is Director of the Design Museum. He was born in London, and studied architecture in Edinburgh. He has worked as a critic for the Observer and The Sunday Times, as the editor of Domus in Milan, as the director of the Venice Architecture Biennale, and as a curator in Glasgow, Istanbul and Copenhagen. He is the author of ... Read more
Reviews for The Language of Cities
A deeply original and necessary book
Alain de Botton An indispensable guide to what makes a city a city
Robert Bevan, Evening Standard Deyan Sudjic remains one of our most insightful commentators
Royal Academy magazine A small, readable guide to what cities are and how they work
Edwin Heathcote, Financial Times A ... Read more
Alain de Botton An indispensable guide to what makes a city a city
Robert Bevan, Evening Standard Deyan Sudjic remains one of our most insightful commentators
Royal Academy magazine A small, readable guide to what cities are and how they work
Edwin Heathcote, Financial Times A ... Read more