In the past, participatory planning used to be regarded as an annoying factor in the already intricate procedures of urban planning. Fortunately, today participation seems to permeate through a variety of city projects. This time around, the good news comes from Berlin. Self-Made City is a bilingual (German-English) book by the German Jovis. As the title insinuates, the reader is given the chance to page through a panorama of self-made housing projects all situated in the city of Berlin, most of them built during the last decade.