Best Books about Building Cities (39 books)

Books that shed light on how cities are, and how they might develop.

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1	La Grande Arche by Laurence Cossé 3.84 avg rating — 143 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	Building and Dwelling: Ethics for the City by Richard Sennett 4.02 avg rating — 964 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Concrete Vaulted Construction in Imperial Rome-FTPB for Pre-Syndicate Meeting Only by Lynne Lancaster really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Building Atlanta: How I Broke Through Segregation to Launch a Business Empire by Herman J. Russell 4.25 avg rating — 77 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Concrete and Culture: A Material History by Adrian Forty 4.15 avg rating — 53 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Genius of Common Sense: Jane Jacobs and the Story of the Death and Life of Great American Cities by Glenna Lang 4.03 avg rating — 72 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Concretopia: A Journey Around the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain by John Grindrod (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 573 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Changing Places: Rebuilding Community in the Age of Sprawl by Richard Moe 3.73 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Birth of a Bridge by Maylis de Kerangal 3.40 avg rating — 775 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built by Stewart Brand 4.35 avg rating — 1,871 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Architecture Without Architects: A Short Introduction to Non-Pedigreed Architecture by Bernard Rudofsky 4.24 avg rating — 755 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Urban Smellscapes by Victoria Henshaw 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Oscar Niemeyer: Curves of Irreverence by Styliane Philippou 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the Metropolis by Laurie Winkless (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 295 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Modernist City: An Anthropological Critique of Brasilia by James Holston 4.08 avg rating — 76 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	City on the Verge: Atlanta and the Fight for America's Urban Future by Mark Pendergrast (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 296 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves from the Automobile by Taras Grescoe 4.11 avg rating — 837 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time by Jeff Speck 4.32 avg rating — 8,643 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Contemporary Urbanism in Brazil: Beyond Brasília by Vicente del Rio (Editor) 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Inevitable City: The Resurgence of New Orleans and the Future of Urban America by Scott Cowen 3.31 avg rating — 114 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Visions of the City by David Pinder 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Robert Moses: The Master Builder of New York City by Pierre Christin 3.33 avg rating — 626 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States by Kenneth T. Jackson 4.04 avg rating — 2,077 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	City Squares: Eighteen Writers on the Spirit and Significance of Squares Around the World by Catie Marron (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 94 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro 4.53 avg rating — 28,933 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Seeing the Better City: How to Explore, Observe, and Improve Urban Space by Charles R. Wolfe (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	City Life: Urban Expectations in a New World by Witold Rybczynski 3.73 avg rating — 429 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	City for Sale: Intenational Financiers Take a Major North American City by Storm by Henry Aubin 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Past and Future City: How Historic Preservation is Reviving America's Communities by Stephanie Meeks 3.95 avg rating — 134 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Cities: The First 6,000 Years by Monica L. Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.26 avg rating — 444 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Urban Ecology: A Natural Way to Transform Kids, Parks, Cities, and the World by Ken Leinbach 4.43 avg rating — 56 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet by Michael R. Bloomberg 4.07 avg rating — 1,028 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The New Urban Crisis: How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class—and What We Can Do About It by Richard Florida 3.50 avg rating — 1,348 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Where We Want to Live: Reclaiming Infrastructure for a New Generation of Cities by Ryan Gravel 3.80 avg rating — 274 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Dream Cities: Seven Urban Ideas That Shape the World by Wade Graham 3.63 avg rating — 640 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs 4.29 avg rating — 19,858 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Andrew Young & the Making of Modern Atlanta by Andrew Young 3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age by Annalee Newitz (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 7,326 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Shame of the Cities (American Century Series) by Lincoln Steffens 3.77 avg rating — 94 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars