Category: 建築
私たちは今や、圧倒的に都市的な世界に生きています。では、21世紀に進化を続ける都市をどう定義すればよいのでしょうか。世界中の事例を引きながら、デヤン・スジッチは、資源や土地といった都市を形作る根底の力から、建物や空間のデザインにおける意識的な要素を形作るアイデアまでを解読します。博識でありながらも楽しいこの一冊で、彼は首都とその他の都市の違いを考察し、なぜ私たちは国民としてのアイデンティティよりも、ロンドンっ子、モスクワっ子、ムンバイっ子としてのアイデンティティに心地よさを感じることが多いのかを理解しようとします。
I’m only a few chapters in, but the way Sudjic traces how a city’s identity shifts with its architecture already has me looking at my own neighborhood differently. The global examples feel fresh, not like a textbook. Exactly the kind of perspective I wanted before my next trip.
Sudjic pulls examples from Tokyo, Lagos, and Detroit to show how cities are less about buildings than about the people fighting over them, which completely changed how I see my own commute. It’s dense enough that I have to put it down and think, but that’s exactly why I keep picking it back up.
I’ve been reading it in small chunks before bed, and the way it weaves global examples into a bigger story about how cities actually work keeps pulling me back in. It’s dense but never dry—perfect for anyone who’s ever wondered why a street feels the way it does.
