This June, Atlanta City Studio explores how urban water infrastructure shapes our civilization. June's book selection is City Water, City Life by Carl Smith. Smith's book examines early water infrastructure in Philadelphia, Chicago, and Boston.

"But City Water, City Life is more than a history of urbanization. It is also a refreshing meditation on water as a necessity, as a resource for commerce and industry, and as an essential—and central—part of how we define our civilization." - Chicago Press