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Behind the Great Public Architecture Boom of Belgium

Once ridiculed for the mediocrity of its architecture, Flanders is now home to some of the best new public buildings in the world.

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A New Novel Captures the Precarious State of Cities

Set in a dystopic Toronto, The Marigold explores how the twin forces of climate collapse and rapacious investment capital have pushed urban areas to the breaking point.

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Two Books Chronicle the Changes Sweeping Cities

New volumes from Princeton Architectural Press and Verso offer insights into how the synergistic crises of gentrification and global warming are remaking urban areas.

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A New Book Explores the Literary and Political Dimensions of Walking

Matthew Beaumont, author of The Walker, speaks with Metropolis about how, by simply putting one foot in front of the other, we can resist the privatization, surveillance, and isolation of contemporary life.