Architecture's evil empire? [[electronic resource] ] : the triumph and tragedy of global modernism / / Miles Glendinning

• Autore: Glendinning Miles <1956->
• Pubblicazione: London, : Reaktion Books, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (210 p.)
• Disciplina: 720; 724.7
• Soggetto topico: Modern movement (Architecture); Architecture, Modern - 21st century - Philosophy
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Architecture's evil empire
• ISBN: 1-280-49394-1; 9786613589170; 1-86189-981-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781428103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II