Described as a “sprawling assortment of articles, charts, and photos consists of fascinating probes into urban challenges”, Living in the Endless City was chosen again among the Best Architecture Books of 2011, this time by ArchNewsNow. It has also been previously cherished by designersbooks as Notable Books of 2011.

Designer & Books choose Living in the Endless City, the latest summary of the Urban Age Project, among Notable Books of 2011. D&B is devoted to publishing lists of books that esteemed members of the design community identify as personally important, meaningful, and formative – which is why we are especially thrilled about it!

Amy Thomas reviews LSE Cities’ Living in the Endless City and describes it as “An orgy of photographs, diagrams, maps, statistics and essays” that make it “an elegant and lucid investigation into the best and worst aspects of our increasingly globalised society.” Read the full book review.

At the Frankfurt Book Fair, the biggest publishing event of the year, BND.com thinks that Living in the Endless City stands out from the crowd. “Sandwiched between the big international bestsellers are books that deserve a second look by estimable publishers or small presses without big marketing budgets,” and “beautifully photographed and written, both books are required reading for anyone who cares about this trend rapidly reshaping our planet.” Read the full review.

Pushpa Arabindoo, lecturer at UCL Urban Laboratory, mentions the “dream line-up of contributors that would turn any editor green with envy” but in addition calls for more grassroots voices from the global south. Read the review.

LSE Cities new publication Living in the Endless City is reviewed on archidose.com, where it is noted that in the book, “Saskia Sassen … shatters some well-regarded beliefs on the economies of cities today” and “Justin McGuirk’s essay “Understanding the Numbers” is an extremely helpful addition for doing what the title says, while also inserting a dose of skepticism about what data actually tells us.” Read the full review.

The Wall Street Journal describes LSE Cities’ publication Living in the Endless City as “essential reading” in its review. “Few books do as good a job [...] at articulating the scope of challenges today’s cities face. Read the review (pdf).

“Numbers have a unique way of highlighting the importance and the urgency of an issue. A look at the statistics on urbanisation certainly raises a red flag for the need to re-look the global model of urbanisation.” Design Indaba reviews LSE Cities’ new publication Living in the Endless City.

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The Neue Zürcher Zeitung reviews Living in the Endless City. Read the review (German).