Our World in Ten Buildings: How Architecture Defines Who We Are and How We Live

From “tomorrow's greatest designer” (The Atlantic), a deeply researched “essential guide” (Chelsea Clinton) to how humankind designs its world and how those decisions shape us.

For the majority of the world, purposefully designed spaces are often only available for those who can afford them. But could it be possible for the spaces we spend most of our lives in-our offices, our schools, our hospitals-to be designed for our everyday needs and communities as well as the wants of capital? Clima...