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The Edifice Complex

The Edifice Complex

How the Rich and Powerful--And Their Architects--Shape the World

by Deyan Sudjic
Paperback
Publication Date: 28/11/2006

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A provocative look at architecture-"exceptionally intelligent and original" (Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World)

Deyan Sudjic-"probably the most influential figure in architecture you've never heard of" - argues that architecture, far from being auteur art, must be understood as a naked expression of power. From the grandiose projects of Stalin and Hitler to the "theme park" excess of today's presidential libraries, Sudjic goes behind the scenes of history's great manipulators of building propaganda-and exposes Rem Koolhaas, Frank Gehry, and other architects in a disturbing new light. This controversial book is essential reading for all those interested in the power of architecture-or the architecture of power.
* A Washington Post Book World Best Book of the Year

ISBN:
9780143038016
9780143038016
Category:
Sociology
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
28-11-2006
Language:
English
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
214.63x139.7x25.4mm
Weight:
0.4kg
Deyan Sudjic

Deyan Sudjic is a writer, broadcaster and director of the Design Museum.

Before his post at the Design Museum, he was the design and architecture critic for The Observer, the Dean of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at Kingston University and co-chair of the Urban Age Advisory Board.

He is a leading figure in the field of architectural theory.

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