An edition of The edifice complex
(2005)
The edifice complex
how the rich and powerful shape the world
by Deyan Sudjic
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An analysis of the role played by the rich and powerful in architecture argues that architecture is an expression of authority rather than art, with examples from buildings commissioned by such figures as Hitler, Rockefeller, and Saddam Hussein.
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Public architecture, Architecture publique, Architektur, Öffentliches Gebäude, Pouvoir (Sciences sociales), Power (Social sciences), Politics and culture, Architecture, Architecture and society, Political aspects, Architecture, modern, 20th century, Prestige, Architecture, philosophy, Social aspects| Edition | Availability |
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Edifice Complex: The Architecture of Power
2011, Penguin Books, Limited
in English
0241952778 9780241952771
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The edifice complex: how the rich and powerful shape the world
2005, Penguin Press
in English
1594200688 9781594200687
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The edifice complex: how the rich and powerful shape the world
2005, Penguin Press
in English
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Why we build
The long march to the leader's desk
Landscapes of power
The word in stone
The architect who swept the floor
Inventing a nation
Identity in the age of uncertainty
The uses of marble
Ego unchained
A tomb at the drive-in
The uses of culture
High-rise syndrome
An incurable condition.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [385]-390) and index.
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