Publication Reviews

Your PUBLIC LIFE IN URBAN PLACES is just the kind of book I have been impatiently waiting for: concise, penetrating, stimulating, revealing... enriching public life and well-being in both European and American cities.

Lewis Mumford

Splendid inquiries into the nature of people and places in the city... In analyzing particular European places (the Lennards) teach us to look more deeply at our own.

William H. Whyte

... a perceptive account of the meaning of public places in the life of the city. It makes clear the impact on the human spirit of lively, joyful, informal meeting places. ...important reading for anyone interested in the function and design of urban places.

James W. Rouse

The MAKING CITIES LIVABLE NEWS-LETTERS are admirable in alerting us to those broad ingredients - social and esthetic - that are essential to successful urban development. The scholarship is impressive, and the range of people and ideas is admirable. If the NEWSLETTER reaches as many people as it should, our cities would indeed become more livable.

G.E. Kidder Smith

The NEWSLETTER is indispensable to anyone who cares about the American city.

Wolf Von Eckardt

LIVABLE CITIES holds a magnifying glass to some of the world's best cities, revealing in brilliant images why they are the best and how they work for people... The book should be on the desk of every architect and planner.

Benjamin Thompson, FAIA

Thank you so much for the copy of LIVABLE CITIES OBSERVED. It is a most wonderful book. You should be so proud. It has the capacity to help improve the livability of cities throughout our country and, in fact, around the world for years to come.

Joseph P. Riley Jr.,
Mayor, City of Charleston, SC

Thanks so much for the copy of your excellent LIVABLE CITIES OBSERVED. It's a wonderful treasure trove of fine ideas and concepts for good cities.

Neal R. Peirce

My congratulations for your beautiful book, LIVABLE CITIES OBSERVED. I find it marvelous!

George Kronawitter
Former Mayor, Munich, Germany

The diversity of subjects covered, the quality of contributors, and the range of skills and backgrounds represented in MAKING CITIES LIVABLE is unique.

Prof. Patrick J. Quinn
Former President, ACSA