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The Edifice Complex

By Deyan Sudjic

The Edifice Complex Architecture

The Edifice Complex

By Deyan Sudjic

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Deyan Sudjic's The Edifice Complex: The Architecture of Power is a fascinating exploration of the language of architecture as an insight into the psychology of power, from tyrants to billionaires. Why do presidents and prime ministers, tycoons and tyrants share such a fascination with grand designs? Is it to impress or terrify, to wield state power, make a bid for immortality or just satisfy their egos? From Hitler's vast Chancellery to Saddam Hussein's Mother of all Battles mosque, from Olympic stadiums to Donald Trump's excesses, Deyan Sudjic examines the murky relationship between buildings, money and politics, revealing the power of architecture - and the architecture of power. > The Times > Evening Standar > Daily Mail > New Statesman > Norman Foster Director of the Design Museum, Deyan Sudjic was born in London of Yugoslav parents. He is a former architecture critic for the Observer, and a visiting professor at the Royal College of Art. Sudjic was Director of the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2002 and is author of The Edifice Complex, the much-praised 100-Miles City, the best-selling Architecture Pack, The Language of Things and monographs on John Pawson, Ron Arad and Richard Rogers.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
464
Release Date:
2011-04-07
Publication Date:
2011-04-07
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0241952778
ISBN13:
9780241952771
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
0
Weight:
342 g
Height:
111 cm
Width:
180 cm
Thickness:
40 cm
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