How to Build a City
Journeys into the Urban Future
$51.00
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
24 November 2026
Summary
‘A thoughtful, open-hearted, deeply reported book about what we need to live. In How To Build A City, Bennett roams the world in search of answers to some of the most profound questions of our present and our future’ - CAL FLYN
A moveable city in the Arctic Circle. Tower blocks tackling loneliness in Tokyo. Helsinki’s sprawling underground metropolis. And Ukraine’s bomb-resistant bedrooms. These places, and many more, are among the strange and dazzling soluti…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035421954 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 103542195X |
| Author: | Gabriella Bennett |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 24 November 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 156mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
A thoughtful, open-hearted, deeply reported book about what we need to live. In How To Build A City, Bennett roams the world in search of answers to some of the most profound questions of our present and our future. She offers us thrilling, kaleidoscopic glimpses of lives lived in brave new ways-and the community and forethought it takes to get there – Cal Flyn, bestselling author of Islands of AbandonmentA fascinating and compassionate book about the lives we build and rebuild - and the places we come to call home – Peter Ross, bestselling author of Upon a White HorseAn ambitious and globe-trotting exploration of the changing shape of our cities, and how we’ll live in the world of tomorrow – Jonn Elledge, bestselling author of A History of the World in 47 BordersIn this illuminating, heartfelt and perceptive book, Gabriella Bennett explores how urban communities are responding to the dangers that threaten their settled lives. From those who are experiencing the terrors of war and displacement, to others facing ecological disaster or increasing social isolation, she gathers stories of resilience, aspiration and perseverance […] underlying all her encounters, is the essential and universal truth that our social and emotional well being is dependent on our sense of home – Clare Hunter, author of Threads of LifeA dizzying dive into vivid worlds of human perseverance and creativity, finding the startling examples of success in urban planning. Gabriella takes us all around the world in her quest to understand home and belonging in the fabric of our built environment, and tells the stories of people and places with such empathy, curiosity and skill that they stay with you for a long time. If you want to feel genuinely hopeful about our shared future, How to Build a City is the place to start. – Jen Stout, author of Night Train to Odesa
About The Author
Gabriella Bennett
Gabriella Bennett is a journalist specialising in housing, architecture, travel and design.
She writes a weekly column for The Times and her broadcasting credits include This Morning, Countryfile and Debate Night.
In 2021 she was named Travel Writer of the Year at the Scottish Press Awards and Regional Journalist of the Year at the UK Property Press Awards for her investigations into the cladding crisis.
She lives in Perthshire.
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