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Publication

2005 - Penguin Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

100,750 words, Guess

Page Count

403 pages

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Classifications

  • DDC725/.01
  • LCCJC330 .S83 2005
  • LCCNA2543.S6 S83 2005

Description

An analysis of the role played by the rich and powerful in architecture argues that architecture is an expression of authority rather than art, with examples from buildings commissioned by such figures as Hitler, Rockefeller, and Saddam Hussein.

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  • The edifice complexPenguin Press2005

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