The Language of Cities Stationery Can you strut like a

Can you strut like a rooster

hilarious and sometimes

Though the design is centuries old

A feast for the eyes—and a playful reminder that perception is wonderfully unreliable

The Language of Cities Stationery Can you strut like aWe live in a world that is now predominantly urban. So how do we define the city as it evolves in the 21st century? Drawing examples from across the globe, Deyan Sudjic decodes the underlying forces that shape our cities, such as resources and land, to the ideas that shape conscious elements of design, whether of buildings or of space. Erudite and entertaining, he considers the differences between capital cities and the rest to understand why it is