Ephemeral City: Cite Looks at Houston is a 2003 nonfiction book edited by Barrie Scardino, William F. Stern and Bruce C. Webb and published by the University of Texas Press. It includes twenty-five essays published in Cite from 1982 until 2000, as well as postscripts from 2002. Mike Snyder of the Houston Chronicle stated "The title reflects the elusive nature of Houston's most essential qualities." Peter Kaufman of the Boston Architectural Center, now Boston Architectural College, wrote that the book serves "as a mosaic portrait of Houston over the 20th century" instead of being a collection of the most distinguished articles from the publication, and the editors stated this in their notes.