{"product_id":"the-edifice-complex-how-the-rich-and-powerful-and-their-architects-shape-the-world-paperback","title":"The Edifice Complex: How the Rich and Powerful--and Their Architects--Shape the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeyan Sudjic\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA provocative look at architecture-\"exceptionally intelligent and original\" (Jonathan Yardley, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Deyan Sudjic-\"probably the most influential figure in architecture you've never heard of\" - argues that architecture, far from being auteur art, must be understood as a naked expression of power. From the grandiose projects of Stalin and Hitler to the \"theme park\" excess of today's presidential libraries, Sudjic goes behind the scenes of history's great manipulators of building propaganda-and exposes Rem Koolhaas, Frank Gehry, and other architects in a disturbing new light. This controversial book is essential reading for all those interested in the power of architecture-or the architecture of power.\u003cbr\u003e * A \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeyan Sudjic is the architecture critic of the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e in London. The author of many previous books on architecture, he was the editor of the Italian magazine \u003ci\u003eDomus\u003c\/i\u003e and director of the Venice Architecture Biennale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.44 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 28, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47750155010296,"sku":"9780143038016","price":44.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/O42xvcPax9780143038016.webp?v=1782849202","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/the-edifice-complex-how-the-rich-and-powerful-and-their-architects-shape-the-world-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}