More to come on this I'm sure, but if you have read Jane's masterpiece, let me know your thoughts in the comments below! While you are looking, you might as well also listen, linger and think about what you see.”Īs someone that plans to travel the world to observe the workings and innovations within cities, I anticipate this book will be an eye opener to learning how to observe and interpret the places around me. For illustrations, please look closely at real cities. “The scenes that illustrate this book are all about us. I love the fact this book opens with this simple preface. You just need to have a passion for the places around you to push for change and make a difference. She manifested the reflection that you don’t need to be formally trained in urbanism to make a difference. In my opinion, Jane Jacobs was a remarkable person. It rages against starchitects, plazas and planned cities that strip the diversity out of neighbourhoods, and illuminates on the value of fostering community interactions within cities. The ideas in this book were controversial when first published. (Side note: This book was so popular, that I went on a hunt for this book to all the bookstores down George St, Sydney and it was sold out in every one). by my urban design colleague, this particular book appears to be the founding text referenced by all the great city thinkers around the world. Title: The Death and Life of Great American CitiesĪffectionately referred to as J.J.
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