Theory
The Global City
Explore in the Atlas →Global cities act as command centres of the world economy, concentrating specialised services.
Exchange
Details
- Introduced
- 1990s
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- Observation
- Subject
- Human centred
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Propositional
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Referenced by
- The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo articulates
- Saskia Sassen proposed
- Rem Koolhaas extends
Sources
- Saskia Sassen. The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo. Princeton University Press, 1991.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "The Global City." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/global-city/. Accessed July 17, 2026.