The global architect : firms, fame and urban form / Donald McNeill.

Main entry:

McNeill, Donald, 1969-

Title & Author:

The global architect : firms, fame and urban form / Donald McNeill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2009.

Description:

ix, 180 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-176) and index.
The globalization of architectural practice -- Designing at distance -- Architectural celebrity and the cult of the individual -- The "Bilbao effect" -- Rem Koolhaas and the heteronomy of global capitalism -- The geography of the skyscraper -- The ethics of architectural practice.

Summary:

"The Global Architect explores the increasing significance of globalisation processes on urban change, architectural practice, and the built environment. In what is primarily a critical sociological overview of the current global architectural industry, Donald McNeill covers the 'star system' of international architects who combine celebrity and hypermobility; the top firms, whose offices are currently undergoing a major global expansion; and the role of advanced information technology in expanding the geographical scope of the industry. The book looks at some of the world's most famous architects and most powerful firms, and its empirical coverage ranges from North America and Europe to the Middle East to East Asia."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information

ISBN:

9780415956406
0415956404
9780415956413
0415956412
9780203894743
020389474X

Subject:

Architecture and globalization.
Architectural practice.
Architecture and society History 20th century.
Architecture and society History 21st century.
Architecture et mondialisation.
Architecture et société Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture et société Histoire 21e siècle.
Architecture and society.
Architekt
Berufsbild
Arkitektur och samhälle.
Arkitektkontor.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 263392
Call No.: BIB 194558
Status: Available

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