Reviews
15 Must-Read Urbanism Books Written by Women
by Renée Elaine Sazci
When you search the Top 100 urban planning and development, architecture, or built environment books on Amazon you may notice the abundance of male voices, male authors. This book list is meant for men and women alike - ...
Book Review of “The Well-Tempered City” by Jonathan F.P. Rose
by Colin Poff
Cities of the future will almost certainly play an increasingly central role in solving some of humanity’s most pressing issues. In “The Well-Tempered City,” author Jonathan F.P. Rose states that “the twenty-first centur...
Book Review of "Toward an Urban Ecology" by Kate Orff
by Katie Poppel
Kate Orff’s “Toward an Urban Ecology” (2016) sets the stage for a potential (hopeful) direction for the discipline of landscape architecture and its allies. Most strikingly, SCAPE and Orff have pushed the norm for what a...
Book Review of “Building and Dwelling: Ethics for the City” by Richard Sennett
by Andrew Kinaci
Renowned sociologist and public intellectual Richard Sennett’s forthcoming book, “Building and Dwelling: Ethics for the City,” is a sweeping, interdisciplinary examination of urban planning and urban life. Sennett sets a...
Book Review of “The New Urban Crisis” by Richard Florida
by Karsen Maruca
In "The New Urban Crisis: How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class - And What We Can Do about It," author Richard Florida identifies and wrestles with one of the great...
Book Review of “A $500 House in Detroit” by Drew Philp
by Sean Glowacz
“A $500 House in Detroit: Rebuilding an Abandoned Home and an American City,” by Drew Philp, is the story of Philp’s exploration for significance and purpose, and an expansive assessment of life in urban America. Drew Ph...
The Global Grid's Holiday Book List - 2017/2018 Winter Edition
by Sarah Essbai
Holidays are for family, friends, good food, getaways and postponed reading in our favorite nooks. At The Global Grid, the holidays have always been the occasion to review and update our books-to-read (or re-read) list. ...
Book Review of “Seeing the Better City: How to Explore, Observe, and Improve Urban Space” by Charles R. Wolfe
by Karsen Maruca
As urban populations skyrocket across the globe and the trend of migration from rural regions to big cities only intensifies, the everyday person is becoming more concerned with how the qualities of their urban environme...
Reversing Climate Change: A Review of The Biochar Solution by Albert Bates
by Auditiyo Das Gupta
The Biochar Solution, by Albert Bates, is a book about a potential solution to climate change that can be achieved through the use of biochar. Biochar is a type of charcoal used for soil amendment, and when created s...
Book Review of "The Robotic Touch: How Robots Change Architecture"
by Erman Eruz
In a General Electric commercial, they present their vision of the future of work, a future where human-driven design is assisted by machines. The main actors of the commercial are 3-D printers and industrial robots, sug...
Nature as the Textbook: A Review of Nelson's Cultivating Outdoor Classrooms
by Lynn Coppedge
“By suggestion and example, I believe children can be helped to hear the many voices about them. Take time to listen and talk about the voices of the earth and what they mean—the majestic voice of thunder, the winds,...
"Understanding Architecture:" Experiencing Architecture Through the Senses
by Bora Mici
The book "Understanding Architecture: A Primer on Architecture as Experience," published in hardcover by Phaidon, covers 72 buildings, internationally, over time. Written and compiled by the American architect Robert...
