Architecture's Evil Empire? : the Triumph and Tragedy of Global Modernism.
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"...
Saved in:
| Online Access: |
Full Text (via ProQuest) |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
London :
Reaktion Books,
2011.
|
| Subjects: |
Table of 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.