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The Age of Spectacle: The Rise and Fall of Iconic Architecture
Tom Dyckhoff
The Age of Spectacle: The Rise and Fall of Iconic Architecture
Tom Dyckhoff
In Dubai, a luxury apartment block is built in the shape of a giant iPod. In China, President Xi Jinping denounces the trend of constructing 'bizarre' new buildings in wacky shapes and colours. The author tells the story of how architecture became obsessed with the flashy, the monumental and the ostentatious.
384 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 8, 2018 |
ISBN13 | 9780099538233 |
Publishers | Cornerstone |
Pages | 400 |
Dimensions | 196 × 127 × 29 mm · 370 g |
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