LondonA lively new history of London told through twenty five buildings, from iconic Georgian townhouses to the Shard. A walk along any London street takes you past a wealth of seemingly ordinary buildings: an Edwardian church, modernist postwar council housing, stuccoed Italianate terraces, a Bauhaus inspired library. But these buildings are not just functional. They are evidence of London's rich and diverse history and have shaped people's experiences,