Reading List
High-Rise
Ballard, J. G. High-Rise. Flamingo, 1993.
Megastructure
Banham, Peter Reyner. Megastructure. Haerper & Row, 1976.
Looking Backward: 2000-1887
Bellamy, Edward. Looking Backward: 2000-1887. Ticknor and Co., 1888.
Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality
Bruntlett, Melissa, and Chris Bruntlett. Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality. Island Press, 2018.
Urban Grids: Handbook for Regular City Design
Busquets, Joan, et al. Urban Grids: Handbook for Regular City Design. ORO Editions, 2020.
Cities for Life: How Communities Can Recover from Trauma and Rebuild for Health
Corburn, Jason. Cities for Life: How Communities Can Recover from Trauma and Rebuild for Health. Island Press, 2021.
Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream
Duany, Andres, et al. Suburban Nation the Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream. North Point, 2010.
Design Manual for Bicycle Traffic
fietsberaad CROW, 2016.
Cities for People
Gehl, Jan. Cities for People. Island Press, 2010.
London's Underground: The Story of the Tube
Green, Oliver, and Benjamin Graham. London's Underground: The Story of the Tube. White Lion Publishing, 2019.
Cities and Suburbs: New Metropolitan Realities in the US
Hanlon, Bernadette, et al. Cities and Suburbs: New Metropolitan Realities in the US. Routledge, 2010.
The Alternative Guide to the London Boroughs
Hatherley, Owen, editor. The Alternative Guide to the London Boroughs. Open House, 2020.
Garden Cities of Tomorrow
Howard, Ebenezer. Garden Cities of Tomorrow. Swan Sonnenschein, 1902.
Great Streets
Jacobs, Allan B. Great Streets. MIT Press, 1993.
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Jacobs, Jane. The Death and Life of Great American Cities: Orig. Publ. 1961. Vintage Books, 1992.
Project Interrupted: Lectures by British Housing Architects
Johnston, Pamela, editor. Project Interrupted: Lectures by British Housing Architects. The Architecture Foundation, 2018.
Conquering Gotham: A Gilded Age Epic: The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels
Jonnes, Jill. Conquering Gotham: A Gilded Age Epic: The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels. Penguin USA, 2007.
City on a Hill: Urban Idealism in America from the Puritans to the Present
Krieger, Alex. City on a Hill: Urban Idealism in America from the Puritans to the Present. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2019.
A Future from the Past: The Case for Conservation and Reuse of Old Buildings in Industrial Communities
Langenbach, Randolph, and Gene Bunnell. A Future from the Past: The Case for Conservation and Reuse of Old Buildings in Industrial Communities. A Joint Publication of the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development and the Massachusetts Dept. of Community Affairs, 1978.
Strong Towns: A Bottom-up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity
Marohn, Charles L. Strong Towns: A Bottom-up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2020.
Urban Street Design Guide
NACTO Urban Street Design Guide: Overview. National Association of City Transportation Officials, 2013.
New York 2140
Robinson, Kim Stanley. New York 2140. Orbit, 2018.
Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places
Speck, Jeff. Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places. Island Press, 2018.
Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
Speck, Jeff. Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time. North Point Press, 2013.
Tactical Urbanist’s Guide to Materials and Design
The Street Plans Collaborative, 2016.
Bunker Archeology
Virilio, Paul, and George Collins. Bunker Archeology. Princeton Architectural Press, 1994.