The Language of Cities
Author: Sudjic, Deyan
ISBN: 9780141980591
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 18 Sep 2017
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback / softback
The latest addition to the Design series, from the Director of the Design Museum
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 more comfortable in our identities as Londoners, Muscovites, or Mumbaikars than in our national identities.
ISBN: 9780141980591
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 18 Sep 2017
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback / softback
The latest addition to the Design series, from the Director of the Design Museum
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 more comfortable in our identities as Londoners, Muscovites, or Mumbaikars than in our national identities.
