‘A City is Not a Computer: Other Urban Intelligences’ by Shannon Mattern discusses a reassessment of “smart cities,” revealing what is lost when we think of urban spaces as mere computers. This week’s Blog talks about the book and how it can change the way you think about how cities and lives interact.
Few things are as true as the idea that – from cars to buildings to best laid plans –everything falls apart eventually. But can they also fall together? This week’s Blog reviews Skylar Tibbit’s new book, Things Fall Together: A Guide to the New Materials Revolution, which examines the important work being done at MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab.
Are you searching for a quick, intelligent, and packed-with-information tool to help you run a great business? This week’s Blog reviews Luke Sheppard’s latest book, ‘Driving Great Results: Master the Tools You Need to Run a Great Business’, which covers the things you need to know about achieving success.
Since the very beginning of cities and civilizations, from the building of shelters out of rock and wood, to the modern-day glass and metal giants that today line city skylines, architecture has been an incredibly important element to everyday life in our world. This week’s Blog reviews Jonathan Glancey’s book, Architecture: A Visual History, and its exploration of more than 5,000 years of architectural progress, and how the buildings of ancient history may influence the trends of today.