Franz Hessel’s ‘ Reprinted Walking in Berlin’ Celebrates the Observant Urban Stroller
Reading Walking in Berlin is the next best thing to traveling back in time to visit the capital of the Weimar Republic as it was in 1929.
Cities
‘Imaginary Cities’ Is a Book to Enjoy Getting Lost In
In charting the cities of human fancy, Darran Anderson has created the opposite of an atlas.
Modernity, Rising: ‘Lifted: A Cultural History of the Elevator’
Lifted is an absorbing exploration into how the introduction of elevators into buildings transformed cities and the experience of living and working in them.