The Edifice Complex by Deyan Sudjic
From Hitler's vast Chancellery to Saddam Hussein's Mother of all Battles mosque, from Olympic stadiums to Donald Trump's excesses, the author examines the murky relationship between buildings, money and politics, revealing the power of architecture - and the architecture of power.
Astonishing.. a thrilling and passionately indignant trawl through vanity's most polluted depths -- Jonathan Meades * Times *
Punchily written ... deftly amusing ... a closely argued, brilliantly marshalled, important book -- Tom Rosenthal * Daily Mail *
Full of fascinating fact and smart observation ... clever, stimulating and thoughtful -- Stephen Bayley * Observer *
Essential reading for anyone who cares about the physical world around them -- Amanda Levete * Independent *
As compelling a read as a popular novel ... it is as though the worlds of academe and the gossip column collide ... funny, acidic, penetrating and provocative -- Norman Foster * Royal Academy Magazine *
Punchily written ... deftly amusing ... a closely argued, brilliantly marshalled, important book -- Tom Rosenthal * Daily Mail *
Full of fascinating fact and smart observation ... clever, stimulating and thoughtful -- Stephen Bayley * Observer *
Essential reading for anyone who cares about the physical world around them -- Amanda Levete * Independent *
As compelling a read as a popular novel ... it is as though the worlds of academe and the gossip column collide ... funny, acidic, penetrating and provocative -- Norman Foster * Royal Academy Magazine *
Deyan Sudjic is Director of the Design Museum. He was born in London, and studied architecture in Edinburgh. He has worked as a critic for the Observer and The Sunday Times, as the editor of Domus in Milan, as the director of the Venice Architecture Biennale, and as a curator in Glasgow, Istanbul and Copenhagen. He is the author of B is for Bauhaus, The Language of Things and The Edifice Complex.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241952771 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241952778 |
| Title | The Edifice Complex |
| Author | Deyan Sudjic |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-04-07 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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