The planet is urbanizing at an accelerating pace. More than half of the worldrsquo;s population now lives in metropolises. By 2030; that proportion is expected to increase to 60%. Even though many cities are unhealthy; the urban habitat seems destined to become the dominant way of life across the globe. What are the reasons for this rapid urbanization? What does it mean for architecture; society and culture? Originally published in French as La ville qui vient; The City in the Making is a groundbreaking interdisciplinary attempt to understand the nature of the urban phenomenon. Starting with the origins of the first known city; it explores the logic of its millennia-long formation in order to understand its contemporary upheavals; ongoing reconfiguration and future. The book engages with archeology; architecture; economics; philosophy and politics to explore the development of the contemporary cityscape and imagine its future development.
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