Shaping Cities in an Urban Age Geometrie the desire to be the

the desire to be the best is a journey

such as the mild-mannered young businessman whose sign unexpectedly reads 'I'm Desperate'

Paloma Varga Weisz

The story of our Universe

a historic and meditative train ride through Siberia

Shaping Cities in an Urban Age Geometrie the desire to be theAn authoritative and fascinating investigation into the spatial and social dynamics of cities at a global scale Shaping Cities in an Urban Age is the third addition to Phaidon's hugely successful Urban Age series, published in collaboration with the London School of Economics (LSE) and the Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft (AHG). Generously illustrated with photographs, visual data, and statistics, and featuring a series of essays written by leading