The Language of Cities

Name: The Language of Cities
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780141980591
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By Deyan Sudjic

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The Language of Cities by Deyan Sudjic explores the dynamic and complex nature of urban environments and the ways they influence human behaviours and societies. The book delves into how architecture, culture, and politics intersect within cities, shaping their unique identities. Sudjic provides insights into the patterns and characteristics that define cities, illustrating their role as both a reflection and a driver of global culture.
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This book may appeal to you if you're fascinated by the intricate workings of cities and how their design influences our lives. It offers insightful analysis on urban development, blending architecture, sociology and the human experience to explain how we interact with urban environments. If you're curious about what makes cities tick and how they're shaped by both history and future aspirations, you'll likely find this an engaging read.

The Language of Cities

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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.

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The Language of Cities by Deyan Sudjic is lauded as a necessary and original examination of urban environments, offering insights into what differentiates a city from other spaces. Critics appreciate it as an indispensable guide and a reflective exploration of modern design and city life. The book is noted for being both readable and thought-provoking, with Sudjic recognised as an insightful commentator on contemporary urban design.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141980591

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 July 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 111.0mm

Height: 179.0mm

Weight: 165g

Pages: 240

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About the Author

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 B is for Bauhaus, The Language of Things and The Edifice Complex.

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