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The Language of Cities

Paperback • 2017 • 1. edition

The Language of Cities

By Deyan Sudjic

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About the book

The director of the Design Museum defines the greatest artefact of all time: the cityWe 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 capita...Show more

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9780141980591

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Penguin Books Ltd

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2017

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1

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The Language of Cities

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