Joseph Rykwert explores the great cities of the modern world, examining their fabric and assessing how successfully they have met the needs of their inhabitants. The book covers city centres of the industrial revolution, exclusive gated suburbs of the 21st century, Parisian boulevards of Haussmann and the 'green' architecture of Emilio Ambasz.

Is architecture art? This title presents the history of the relationships between painting, sculpture and architecture as they have shifted over the years. It locates the first major shift during the Enlightenment, when key philosophers drew implied and explicit distinctions between the visual arts and architecture.