The Edifice Complex: How the Rich and Powerful–and Their Architects–Shape the World, ISBN-13: 978-0143038016

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The Edifice Complex: How the Rich and Powerful–and Their Architects–Shape the World, ISBN-13: 978-0143038016

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• Publisher: ‎ Penguin Books (November 28, 2006)
• Language : ‎ English
• ‎403 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 014303801X
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0143038016

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

Table of Contents:

Praise

Title Page

Copyright Page

Acknowledgements

CHAPTER 1 – WHY WE BUILD

CHAPTER 2 – THE LONG MARCH TO THE LEADER’S DESK

CHAPTER 3 – LANDSCAPES OF POWER

CHAPTER 4 – THE WORD IN STONE

CHAPTER 5 – THE ARCHITECT WHO SWEPT THE FLOOR

CHAPTER 6 – INVENTING A NATION

CHAPTER 7 – IDENTITY IN THE AGE OF UNCERTAINTY

CHAPTER 8 – THE USES OF MARBLE

CHAPTER 9 – EGO UNCHAINED

CHAPTER 10 – A TOMB AT THE DRIVE-IN

CHAPTER 11 – THE USES OF CULTURE

CHAPTER 12 – HIGH-RISE SYNDROME

CHAPTER 13 – AN INCURABLE CONDITION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

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