The Edifice Complex, Sudjic Deyan
Astonishing ... a thrilling and passionately indignant trawl through vanitys most polluted depthsPunchily written ... deftly amusing ... a closely argued brilliantly marshalled important bookFull of fascinating fact and smart observation ... clever stimulating and thoughtfulEssential reading for anyone who cares about the physical world around themAs compelling a read as a popular novel ... it is as though the worlds of academe and the gossip column collide ... funny acidic penetrating and provocativeDeyan Sudjics 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 Hitlers vast Chancellery to Saddam Husseins Mother of all Battles mosque from Olympi...
Wydawnictwo: Penguin Books
ISBN: 9780241952771
Okładka: Miękka