The City of Today is a Dying Thing: In Search of the Cities of Tomorrow by Des Fitzgerald #literature Part Two puts the elements

Part Two puts the elements into practice by breaking down 30 great artworks element by element—from Michelangelo to Frida Kahlo

clothboundPublication: 20 Jun 2024

William Blake (1757–1827) produced an astonishing body of work that combined criticism of the contemporary world with a vision for universal redemption

then saved by falling into a banyan

The City of Today is a Dying Thing: In Search of the Cities of Tomorrow by Des Fitzgerald #literature Part Two puts the elementsCities are bad for us: polluted, noisy and fundamentally unnatural. We need green space, not concrete. Trees, not tower blocks. So goes the argument. But is it true? What would the city of the future look like if we tried to build a better life from the ground up? And would anyone want to live there? Here, Des Fitzgerald takes us on an urgent, unforgettable journey into the future of urban life, from shimmering edifices in the Arizona desert to forest