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The Edifice Complex
The Architecture of Power
- Penguin UK
- by Deyan Sudjic
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Publisher | Penguin UK |
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ISBN | 9780241952771 |
Author(s) | Deyan Sudjic |
Publication date | April 2011 |
Edition | Paperback |
Dimensions | 181 x 111 mm |
Pages | 464 |
Language(s) | Eng. ed. |
Description
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 Hitler's vast Chancellery to Saddam Hussein's Mother of all Battles mosque, from Olympic stadiums to Donald Trump's excesses, Deyan Sudjic examines the murky relationship between buildings, money and politics, revealing the power of architecture - and the architecture of power.
The Edifice Complex