The Language of Cities

Published by Penguin Books Ltd
2016 (in five languages) 

The director of the Design Museum defines the greatest artefact of all time: the city

Most of us now live in cities. But what makes a city? Is it a place or an idea? How should we define the city as it evolves today? The Language of Cities decodes the underlying forces that shape the urban spaces around us, from their buildings to their names.