Architecture's evil empire? : the triumph and tragedy of global modernism / Miles Glendinning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glendinning, Miles, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Modern movement (Architecture).

Architecture, Modern--21st century--Philosophy.

Architecture, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From Chicago to Toronto to Shanghai, cities around the world have sprouted "iconic" buildings by celebrity architects like Frank Gehry and Daniel Libeskind that compete for attention both on the skyline and in the media. But in recent years, criticism of these extreme "gestural" structures, known for their often-exaggerated forms, has been growing. Miles Glendinning's impassioned polemic, Architecture's Evil Empire, looks at how today's trademark architectural individualism stretches beyond the well-known works and ultimately extends to the entire built environment. Glendi

Contents:

Architecture's Evil Empire Cover; Imprint page; Contents; 1. Architecture of Alienation; 2. An Archaeology of Disintegration; 3. Architecture's New Modernism; 4. Rhetoric and Reality; 5. Metaphor versus Meaning in Contemporary Architecture; 6. Urban Design and the Problem of Context; 7. Joining up the Pieces; Epilogue; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613589170

9781280493942

1280493941

9781861899811

1861899815

OCLC:

767502728