"Vishaan Chakrabarti is a brilliant architect." --Fareed Zakaria "Chakrabarti is one of our most important civic architects, somebody who cares deeply about the role architecture plays in making a decent society." --Paul Goldberger, author of Why Architecture Matters "We are what we build. The Architecture of Urbanity shows how the history of humanity--its politics, culture, economics, and health--is shaped by the fundamental and intrinsically human forces of city design. In an increasingly fragmented and isolated world, Chakrabarti identifies the essential connections between physical and human infrastructure that can bring us together--and the amazing notion that cities can bring jobs, justice, and joy while saving the planet in the process." --Janette Sadik-Khan, Bloomberg Associates, Former Commissioner, New York City Department of Transportation " The Architecture of Urbanity shows us how urban planning can be a force for good despite its historic complicity in the production of inequality. With passion and rigor, Chakrabarti lays out a vital vision for better cities, designed to create sustainable solidarity across lines of race, origin, and class." --Heather C.

McGhee, author of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together "This book forcefully conveys the importance of good design and how it can transform cities for the better environmentally and economically. It is vital for policymakers and students alike." --Norman Foster, founder, Foster + Partners "Vishaan Chakrabarti offers an accessible, engaging account of the major challenges facing our cities, as well as design innovations across history that can give rise to more resilient and joyful urban life. This is urbanism that everyone can understand and feel excited to take part in." --Jeanne Gang, FAIA, Int FRIBA "Vishaan Chakrabarti makes a much-needed case for rethinking the capacities of design to solve the complex crises we face in climate, sustainability, and equity. This is an argument for long-term priorities over short-term profits, one in which design guides our decision making and helps us change course, leaving no one behind." --Henk Ovink, Executive Director, Global Commission on the Economics of Water.