What Cities Say

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What Cities Say is written by Emily Talen and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0197647774 (ISBN 10) and 9780197647776 (ISBN 13).

In What Cities Say, Emily Talen provides a wide-ranging yet concise synthesis of the fundamental drivers of built form, its social and cultural meaning, and how we should interpret it. Including thirty-five distinct city patterns and forms, Talen develops a language of interpretation to understand the motive and meaning behind the city and its elements. By exposing these meanings, Talen asserts that we will be in a stronger position to articulate, and argue for, the kinds of cities we want.