Combining architectural and urban thinking in an unusual and engaging way this book presents an integrated approach to architectural theory and design, using as a springboard Leon Battista Alberti’s assertion in his famous Renaissance treatise that "the city is like a big house, and the house is in turn like a little city".

Combining architectural and urban thinking in an unusual and engaging way this book presents an integrated approach to architectural theory and design, using as a springboard Leon Battista Alberti’s assertion in his famous Renaissance treatise that "the city is like a big house, and the house is in turn like a little city".