The Works

Anatomy of a City

Paperback, 240 pages

English language

Published Nov. 27, 2007 by Penguin (Non-Classics).

ISBN:
978-0-14-311270-9
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5 stars (4 reviews)

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4 stars

Fun and broad look into various infrastructural systems of NYC, with beautiful illustrations. Pretty inspirational in terms of "wow, there's a lot of cool, complex, and meaningful systems I could be working on!" Sometimes the explanations get a little muddled or the numbers don't quite make sense but I'm willing to overlook that as the broad strokes seem fine. It does feel slightly outdated - left me wondering what the current state of all these systems is.

Overall definitely worth the time - there's a lot in here and it is really a quick read.

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Subjects

  • Civil Engineering (Specific Aspects)
  • Urban Planning
  • Architecture
  • Sociology
  • Technology & Industrial Arts
  • Curiosities & Wonders
  • Engineering - Civil
  • Methods & Materials
  • Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.
  • Sociology - Urban
  • Technology / Engineering / General
  • Engineering - General
  • Planning