Reading List

 
 

High-Rise

Ballard, J. G. High-Rise. Flamingo, 1993.

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Megastructure

Banham, Peter Reyner. Megastructure. Haerper & Row, 1976.

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Looking Backward: 2000-1887

Bellamy, Edward. Looking Backward: 2000-1887. Ticknor and Co., 1888.

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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.

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Urban Grids: Handbook for Regular City Design

Busquets, Joan, et al. Urban Grids: Handbook for Regular City Design. ORO Editions, 2020.

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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.

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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.

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Design Manual for Bicycle Traffic

fietsberaad CROW, 2016.

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Cities for People

Gehl, Jan. Cities for People. Island Press, 2010.

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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.

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Cities and Suburbs: New Metropolitan Realities in the US

Hanlon, Bernadette, et al. Cities and Suburbs: New Metropolitan Realities in the US. Routledge, 2010.

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The Alternative Guide to the London Boroughs

Hatherley, Owen, editor. The Alternative Guide to the London Boroughs. Open House, 2020.

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Garden Cities of Tomorrow

Howard, Ebenezer. Garden Cities of Tomorrow. Swan Sonnenschein, 1902.

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Great Streets

Jacobs, Allan B. Great Streets. MIT Press, 1993.

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The Death and Life of Great American Cities

Jacobs, Jane. The Death and Life of Great American Cities: Orig. Publ. 1961. Vintage Books, 1992.

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Project Interrupted: Lectures by British Housing Architects

Johnston, Pamela, editor. Project Interrupted: Lectures by British Housing Architects. The Architecture Foundation, 2018.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Urban Street Design Guide

NACTO Urban Street Design Guide: Overview. National Association of City Transportation Officials, 2013.

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New York 2140

Robinson, Kim Stanley. New York 2140. Orbit, 2018.

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Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places

Speck, Jeff. Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places. Island Press, 2018.

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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.

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Tactical Urbanist’s Guide to Materials and Design

The Street Plans Collaborative, 2016.

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Bunker Archeology

Virilio, Paul, and George Collins. Bunker Archeology. Princeton Architectural Press, 1994.

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