The edifice complex : how the rich and powerful shape the world / Deyan Sudjic.

Main entry:

Sudjic, Deyan.

Title & Author:

The edifice complex : how the rich and powerful shape the world / Deyan Sudjic.

Publication:

London ; New York : Allen Lane, 2005.

Description:

345 pages ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-331) and index.
1. Why we build -- 2. The long march to the leader's desk -- 3. Landscapes of power -- 4. The world in stone -- 5. The architect who swept the floor -- 6. Inventing a nation -- 7. Identity in an age of uncertainty -- 8. The uses of marble -- 9. Ego unchained -- 10. All the presidents' libraries -- 11. A tomb at the drive-in -- 12. The uses of culture -- 13. High-rise syndrome -- 14. An incurable condition.

Summary:

What makes the rich and powerful want to leave their mark on the world? This timely book explores the intimate relationship between buildings, power, money and politics.

ISBN:

0713997621 (hbk.)
9780713997620 (hbk.)

Subject:

Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Architecture, Modern.
Gebouwen.
Machtsverhoudingen.
Statussymbolen.
Power (Social sciences)
Public architecture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 241118
Call No.: NA44.S943.A35 2005
Status: Available

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