"A beautifully designed guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities, from the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcast"--

"While most sketching guides leave the artist with static bowls of fruit and boring vases of flowers to develop their skill, Urban Sketching takes its inspiration from the living, breathing world around us."--Back cover.

"From a brilliant young historian, a colourful journey through 7,000 years and twenty-six world cities that shows how urban living has been the spur and incubator to humankind's greatest innovations. In the two hundred millennia of our existence, nothing has shaped us more profoundly than the city. Ben Wilson, author of bestselling and award-winning books on British history, now tells the grand, glorious story of how city living has allowed human...

The Maker City Playbook is a comprehensive case studies and how-to information useful for city leaders, civic innovators, nonprofits, and others engaged in urban economic development. The Maker City Playbook is committed to going beyond stories to find patterns and discern promising practices to help city leaders make even more informed decisions. Maker City Playbook •Chapter 1: Introduction and a Call to Action •Chapter 2: The Maker movement...

"Covers the history, the art and the culture of the cities and lakes in depth, beginning with the great city of Milan and taking you on itineraries to every corner of the region. The wide scope offered by this book makes it the best guide for the independent cultural traveller: it transmits a real sense of the joy of discovery and visits lesser-known towns in detail. The book covers Milan, Lake Como, Lake Maggiore, Lake Garda, Mantua, Brescia, Lago...

Building efficient, prosperous, healthy, and inclusive communities requires new solutions. This book helps you understand the solutions and the tools needed to prepare for a future that belongs to cities. Look inside to find a starter guide to planning and delivering smarter and more sustainable cities. You'll learn the steps for creating a smart city strategy with a focus on areas such as greener cities, clean energy, digitalization, and new forms...

"With this newly updated guide in hand, visitors and locals can walk the streets of Chicago and discover why the town that brought us Michael Jordan, Al Capone, and Oprah is anything but a "Second City." Chicago's diverse neighborhoods represent a true melting pot of America--from Little Italy to Greektown, Chinatown to New Chinatown, and La Villita to the Ukrainian Village. It's also the most walkable city in the country, with flat streets laid out...

"Globe-trotters rejoice! This updated volume gathers the crème de la crème from the New York Times travel series. The Times's renowned writers curate 150 bite-sized itineraries into an A-Z showcase of the world's most captivating cities, from Barcelona to Bogotá, New Delhi to New Orleans-with 26 new stories including Amman and Nairobi." -- ONIX annotation.

"Explore our ancestors' hometowns! This book guides you through American history by looking at the United States' sixteen most populous and historically influential cities, including New York, Chicago, Boston, New Orleans, and Baltimore. Each section features beautiful, full-color maps published at crucial points in each city's history, tracing its growth and development from its founding to the early 1900s. Use the maps to find your ancestor's home,...