02672nam 2200589 a 450 991045766030332120200520144314.01-280-49394-197866135891701-86189-981-5(CKB)2550000000070985(EBL)811347(OCoLC)767502728(SSID)ssj0000632108(PQKBManifestationID)12217357(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000632108(PQKBWorkID)10609823(PQKB)11180311(MiAaPQ)EBC811347(Au-PeEL)EBL811347(CaPaEBR)ebr10520519(CaONFJC)MIL358917(EXLCZ)99255000000007098520120113d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrArchitecture's evil empire?[electronic resource] the triumph and tragedy of global modernism /Miles GlendinningLondon Reaktion Books20101 online resource (210 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-86189-756-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexFrom 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. GlendiModern movement (Architecture)Architecture, Modern21st centuryPhilosophyElectronic books.Modern movement (Architecture)Architecture, ModernPhilosophy.720724.7Glendinning Miles1956-748508MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457660303321Architecture's evil empire2119026UNINA