Cities in the Anthropocene, by Ihnji Jon Richard J. Williams applauds an unusually optimistic case for environmentalism By Richard J. Williams 20 September
Newcomers: Gentrification and Its Discontents, by Matthew L. Schuerman Richard J. Williams praises a complex even-handed analysis of what has happened to our cities By Richard J. Williams 6 February
Changing Places: The Science and Art of New Urban Planning, by John MacDonald, Charles Branas and Robert Stokes Richard J. Williams is not totally won over to the planners’ view of the world By Richard J. Williams 5 December
City on a Hill: Urban Idealism in America from the Puritans to the Present, by Alex Krieger Richard J. Williams enjoys a wide-ranging account of the utopianism that underpins the planning of towns and cities in the US By Richard J. Williams 17 October
Ugliness and Judgment: On Architecture in the Public Eye, by Timothy Hyde Richard J. Williams reflects on the hidden agendas behind controversies about ugly architecture By Richard J. Williams 11 April
Garage, by Olivia Erlanger and Luis Ortega Govela Richard Williams rummages round a versatile site that housed cars, computers, start-ups and more By Richard J. Williams 25 October
Behemoth: A History of the Factory and the Making of the Modern World, by Joshua B. Freeman From cotton to iPhones, a study eyes the triffid-like size of industrial plants, says Richard J. Williams By Richard J. Williams 29 March
Hard-Boiled Hollywood: Crime and Punishment in Postwar Los Angeles, by Jon Lewis Richard Williams on a study of Tinseltown, a place where dreams and death, success and tragedy, and fantasy and reality collide By Richard J. Williams 1 June
Cities in Time: Temporary Urbanism and the Future of the City, by Ali Madanipour We flock to pop-ups and the beach in Paris but anxiety is never far behind, says Richard Williams By Richard J. Williams 23 February
The City of Tomorrow: Sensors, Networks, Hackers and the Future of Urban Life, by Carlo Ratti and Matthew Claudel Richard J. Williams on how big data may transform how we live, travel and work in our towns By Richard J. Williams 1 September
Practicing Utopia: An Intellectual History of the New Town Movement, by Rosemary Wakeman A continent-hopping survey of garden cities mulls dreams, war and exclusion, says Richard J. Williams By Richard J. Williams 12 May
Strip Cultures: Finding America in Las Vegas, by The Project on Vegas: Susan Willis, Stacy Jameson, Karen Klugman and Jane Kuenz A work of distinction offers fresh insights into the hedonism and hangovers, says Richard J. Williams By Richard J. Williams 1 October
The Transparent Traveler: The Performance and Culture of Airport Security, by Rachel Hall Richard J. Williams is enlightened and amused by the acts and aesthetics of risk reduction in transit By Richard J. Williams 3 September
Auditions: Architecture and Aurality, by Rob Stone A journey into ‘sound design’ strikes discordant tones: Richard J. Williams is all ears By Richard J. Williams 23 July
