The globalisation of modern architecture : the impact of politics, economics and social change on architecture and urban design since 1900 / by Robert Adam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adam, Robert, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture and globalization.

Architecture, Modern--21st century.

Architecture, Modern.

Architecture and society--History--21st century.

Architecture and society.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (362 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Taking the break-up of the Soviet Union and the entry of Russia, China and India into the global market as the start of a new era of globalisation, Robert Adam compares new developments in architecture and urban design with major shifts in the balance of power since 1990. Based on the principle that design unavoidably follows social change, politics and economics, this analysis casts a new light on recent architecture. Starting with the lead up to events in the 1990's, links are established ...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE; WHERE WE ARE TODAY; PART I; A: A SHORT HISTORY OF GLOBALISATION AND ARCHITECTURE FROM 500 BCE TO 1939 CE; B: THE NEW WORLD ORDER 1945-1992: GLOBAL COMMERCE, POLITICS AND THE TRIUMPH OF MODERNISM; PART II; PART III; PART IV; CONCLUSION; INDEX

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-4438-3948-5

OCLC:

830168155