Currently reading: The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design and enjoying it quite a bit.
This won't quite hit the nail on the head, but I really enjoyed The 99% Invisible City .
It is more about hidden elements of city design and architecture but super interesting. It only lightly covers some history. There is a podcast that is excellent that the authors put out that is also about design, architecture, etc.
For Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/99-Invisible-City-Hidden-Everyday/dp/0358126606
Many other avenues: https://99percentinvisible.org/book/
Thank you!