What the First Readers Are Saying
"This book is laid out nicely, easy to follow, and doesn't feel like a boring textbook at all. Lots of pictures too, which makes it fun to just flip through even if you're not a huge history buff. You can tell whoever put this together really did their homework. Good pick if you're into architecture, history, or just like coffee-table type books with a bit of substance to them. Would definitely recommend."
— DIPENDRA MAHARSHI
Founder - Rock Chat Tours | Wildlife Photographer | Storyteller | Nature Conservation | Avian Researcher
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
"A book for anyone curious about the bigger picture behind architecture and urban planning, and the history that explains why things are the way they are."
— HANNAH KOSSOFF
Urban Planner
Master's in City and Community Planning
Columbia University, NYC
Planetizen Contributor
New York City Metropolitan Area
"Ancient Egyptian Design in Modern Cities is an ambitious exploration of the threads connecting ancient Egyptian architecture and urbanism to the cities we design today. A remarkable publication and hopefully the first of many!"
— IAN MUSAH
Architect
Housing enthusiast | Urban thinker
|DAAD Scholar
Cape Town, South Africa
Author's Biography
Tzivia Ayn Schwartz is an urban planning and architecture student at Cornell University.
She is passionate about conducting innovative research across interdisciplinary fields, including urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, sustainable design, transportation, architecture history, and civil engineering.
Tzivia’s first book is a product of a summer independent research project while Tzivia was a return intern at the Hagerstown Department of Planning and Economic Development.
She is also a music performer involved in a wide range of extracurricular activities. Tzivia has a diverse background in music, playing classical piano, including jazz, blues, pop, and country, as both a vocalist and guitarist.
Although Tzivia enjoyed playing the piano and guitar from an early age, she knew that she wanted to be an urban planner and an architect.
