Inaugural Cities Book Award Winner Announced

Sep 20, 2023

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Pattis Family Foundation have announced that Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias by John Lorinc has been named the winner of the 2023 Pattis Family Foundation Global Cities Book Award. The award celebrates books that "deepen our understanding of the role cities play in addressing critical global challenges," and comes with a $25,000 cash prize. The two runners up for the award are Emergent Tokyo: Designing the Spontaneous City by Jorge Almazán and The Moving City: Scenes from the Delhi Metro and the Social Life of Infrastructure by Rashmi Sadana. Each finalist will receive a $2,500 prize.

The winner and finalists will be celebrated at an award ceremony to take place at the opening night of the 2023 Pritzker Forum on Global Cities in Chicago. Submissions for the 2024 award are now open and can be made here.

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