The Endless City: The Urban Age Project by the London School of Economics and Deutsche Bank's Alfred Herrhausen Society - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0714848204 ISBN 13: 9780714848204

Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc., 2008

Synopsis

More and more people are moving into towns and cities to live and work, which is altering the urban/rural balance of countries worldwide. THE ENDLESS CITY is an unparalleled study of the growth of six of the world's international cities (New York, Shanghai, London, Mexico City, Johannesburg, and Berlin), exploring key structural, social, and economic factors. This book was overseen by the London School of Economics, and features extensive research and coherent texts by world-renowned professionals in the field of urban planning and development. The information is presented in a comprehensive and visually compelling sequence, enabling quick and efficient reference as well as offering material that is exciting to study. Each city is examined individually in its own chapter as well as being analyzed comparatively in an observational chapter. THE ENDLESS CITY is authoritatively edited by Ricky Burdett and Deyan Sudjic in collaboration with the London School of Economics and the Urban Age Project, an expanding international organization seeking a new urban agenda for global cities.

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About the Author:

RICKY BURDETT is Centennial Professor in Architecture and Urbanism at the London School of Economics (LSE). He is an advisor on architecture to the mayor of London, the BBC, and the Tate Organisations. He was Director of the 10th Venice Architectural Biennale (2006). DEYAN SUDJIC was formerly editor of BLUEPRINT and DOMUS magazines, and Director of 'Glasgow 1999: UK City of Architecture and Design' and the Venice Architectural Biennale 2002. He is architecture critic of the Observer, and he has written many books, including THE 100 MILE CITY (1992), BLADE OF LIGHT: THE STORY OF LONDON'S MILLENNIUM BRIDGE (2002), and RON ARAD, published by Phaidon.

Review:

''A 500-page tour de force.'' --Washington Post Writers Group

''The sheer scope of this book, with nearly 35 contributors, is magnificent--covering topics from global capitals and employment dynamics to 'vertical ghettos' and satellite photos of 'urban grain.''' --Dwell

''Photographs, diagrams, and statistics add up to a captivating, if alarming, portrayal of metropolitan life in the twenty-first century.'' --Condé Nast Traveler

About this edition

• Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc.
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0714848204
• ISBN 13: 9780714848204
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 512
• Editor: Ricky Burdett, Deyan Sudjic