HOW TO BUILD A CITY

Join Gabriella Bennett on an awe-inspiring exploration into the cities of tomorrow



A moveable city in the Arctic Circle. Tower blocks tackling loneliness in Tokyo. Helsinki''s sprawling underground metropolis. And Ukraine''s bomb-resistant bedrooms. These places, and many more, are among the strange and dazzling solutions responding to our uncertain world.



Gabriella Bennett takes readers on a globe-trotting journey to learn how we are reimagining home toembrace the challenges of contemporary living. From political instability to wildfires, flooding and an increased pressure on materials and space, the built environment is under threat like never before. It must change - and it is. We''ll travel to the frontier cities of this urban revolution and discover how people are transforming their communities in surprising ways.



Celebrating human ingenuity and resilience, How to Build a City is a remarkable investigation into where we''ll live and why it matters.