1.0Spacing Nationalhttps://spacing.ca/nationalSean Ruthenhttps://spacing.ca/national/author/seanruthen/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Zm2Kas52lg"><a href="https://spacing.ca/national/2026/02/03/book-review-new-york-2020/">Book Review: New York 2020</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://spacing.ca/national/2026/02/03/book-review-new-york-2020/embed/#?secret=Zm2Kas52lg" width="600" height="338" title="“Book Review: New York 2020” — Spacing National" data-secret="Zm2Kas52lg" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> http://spacing.ca/national/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/New-York-2020.jpeg600600The much-anticipated final volume in the critically acclaimed series, New York 2020 explores the planning and politics of building the city in the first decades of the 21st century. More than 2,000 buildings are described and illustrated, giving details of their planning and design, and the critical reception. Among the milestones featured are the rebuildingContinue reading