Our World in Ten Buildings: How Architecture Defines Who We Are and How We Live by Murphy, Michael
Our World in Ten Buildings: How Architecture Defines Who We Are and How We Live by Murphy, Michael

Our World in Ten Buildings: How Architecture Defines Who We Are and How We Live

From "tomorrow's greatest designer" (The Atlantic), a personal and deeply researched look at how the choices we...
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Author: Michael Murphy
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Language: English
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Our World in Ten Buildings: How Architecture Defines Who We Are and How We Live by Murphy, Michael

Our World in Ten Buildings: How Architecture Defines Who We Are and How We Live

$89.99 $47.37
Our World in Ten Buildings: How Architecture Defines Who We Are and How We Live by Murphy, Michael

Our World in Ten Buildings: How Architecture Defines Who We Are and How We Live

$89.99 $47.37
Author: Michael Murphy
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
From "tomorrow's greatest designer" (The Atlantic), a personal and deeply researched look at how the choices we build into our environment reflect and determine the way we think, connect, and live.

We've been led to believe that purposefully designed spaces are something reserved only for those that can afford them. But in reality, all the spaces we inhabit--to work, to learn, to heal, and to live--have been planned and built to influence our lives. They sway our emotions, nudge our behaviors, protect us from disease, and do more, or less, to support shared prosperity and our sense of the common good.

Our World in Ten Buildings unpacks this hidden but ever more important element of our lived experience. As author and architectural designer Michael Murphy takes us through ten milestone projects in his career he lays bare the physical, political, and intellectual labor at work shaping the world we live in.

With rare insight, access, and passion, Murphy braids the history of architecture with his own iconic projects to show the power of urban design and how it revolutionizes our homes, minds, workplaces, safety, and health care. Profound, and accessible, Our World in Ten Buildings will change the way you look at and think about your surroundings.

Author: Michael Murphy
Publisher: Atria/One Signal Publishers
Published: 04/21/2026
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781668056554


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/16/2026
Library Journal 02/20/2026 pg. 1

About the Author
Michael P. Murphy is an architect, educator, and writer, and is the founder and president of AMMA, a design and development collaborative focused on the ways in which space shapes our minds, bodies, and communities. In 2007, he founded the architectural non-profit firm, MASS Design Group, and was CEO until 2022, leading the design of their projects including the Butaro Hospital and The National Memorial for Peace and Justice to name a few. He is currently the Thomas Ventulett Chair of Architecture at The Georgia Institute of Technology. Originally from Poughkeepsie, New York, he lives in Los Angeles with his wife and children.
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