New York liegt im Neandertal

Synopsis of New York liegt im Neandertal

«New York liegt im Neandertal» is the cultural history essay by Ernst W. Heine, published by Diogenes in hardcover (308 pages, in German).

The central thesis is that the built environment reflects its inhabitants: humans shape their buildings, and in turn these reveal their way of thinking and living. The essay traces the history of habitat from prehistoric caves to New York skyscrapers, linking architecture, culture, and thought.

The work was published in 1984; ISBN 9783257016727.

For readers interested in the history of architecture, urbanism, and material culture.