Architecture's evil empire? : the triumph and tragedy of global modernism / Miles Glendinning.

Main entry:

Glendinning, Miles, 1956-

Title & Author:

Architecture's evil empire? : the triumph and tragedy of global modernism / Miles Glendinning.

Publication:

London : Reaktion, 2010.

Description:

208 pages ; 20 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Architecture of alienation -- An archaeology of disintegration -- Architecture's new modernism -- Rhetoric and reality -- Metaphor versus meaning in contemporary architecture -- Urban design and the problem of context -- Joining up the pieces.

Summary:

"From Los Angeles to London, Beijing to Bilbao, cities around the world nowadays boast iconic buildings by celebrity 'starchitects' that compete for attention on the skyline and in the media. But in recent years, criticism of these 'gestural' structures, famous for their exaggerated forms, has been growing. Miles Glendinning's impassioned polemic, Architecture's Evil Empire?, looks at how such cult works have fatally subverted the built environment as a whole. How a world-wide 'empire' of contemporary modernism emerged within the context of global capitalism's excesses is explained in this book." "Arguing against the excesses of iconic design, Glendinning advocates a modern renewal that seeks to remedy the tragically alienated state of contemporary architecture, although his is a renewal that contrasts strongly with the traditionalist visions of America's New Urbanists or Britain's Prince Charles. Mingling scholarship with wry humour and a genuine concern for the present situation, Architecture's Evil Empire? will raise heated debates across the continents, for this book is essential reading for architects, planners and everyone else concerned about the built environment of now and tomorrow."--Jacket.

ISBN:

9781861897565 (pbk.)
1861897561 (pbk.)

Subject:

Modern movement (Architecture)
Architecture, Modern 21st century Philosophy.
Mouvement moderne (Architecture)
Architecture 21e siècle Philosophie.
Architecture and Planning.
Architecture, Modern Philosophy.
Architektur Geschichte 2001 ff.
Architektur Globalisierung.
Globalisierung Architektur.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 272263
Call No.: BIB 205514
Status: Available

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