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The late twentieth century was the age of economic globalization. The first part of the twenty-first century will be the age of the city, the urban age. For the first time in the history of humanity, more than half of the earth's population is living in urban areas. This work offers a survey of the contemporary city.
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"It's an urban jungle out there: a two-page spread of Berlin from Phaidon's The Endless City, edited by Ricky Burdett and Deyan Sudjic. The photographic urban studies title seeks to analyse the 'relentless' migration from rural areas to the city by focusing on London, New York, Shanghai, Berlin, Mexico City and Johannesburg. The book was overseen by The London School of Economics and written in conjunction with the Urban Age Project, an international organisation that investigates the future of cities. There are more than 30 contributors, including architect Rem Koolhaas, sociologist Richard Sennett and deputy mayor of London Nicky Gavron."-The Bookseller
"A scholarly study of urban development... While The Endless City is packed with statistics and terms like 'dense compact city with traditional perimeter housing', the facts are broken up and made palatable by stunning images that demonstrate what the statistics and jargon actually mean... This book will help you understand what 'social diversity' really is."-Dazed & Confused
"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
"Exhilarating... This book is as discursive, contradictory and downright dangerous as any great city should be."-RIBA North West magazine
