The icon project : architecture, cities, and capitalist globalization / Leslie Sklair.
The icon project : architecture, cities, and capitalist globalization / Leslie Sklair.
The icon project : architecture, cities, and capitalist globalization / Leslie Sklair.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
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G 2017/1626
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 329 pages ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Machine generated contents note: -- INTRODUCTION -- The argument -- Sources -- Structure of the book -- CHAPTER 1 -- ICONIC ARCHITECTURE AND CAPITALIST GLOBALIZATION -- Architecture, Power, Aesthetics -- The Icon: history and theory of an idea -- Iconic for when -- Iconic for whom -- Iconic for wher...
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Publisher
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
"A pioneering look at the ways in which contemporary architecture serves the interests of the capitalist class, from global North to South and through to the petro-cities of the Gulf States In the last quarter century, a new form of iconic architecture has appeared throughout the world's major cities. Typically designed by globe-trotting "starchite...
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The icon project : architecture, cities, and capitalist globalization / Leslie Sklair.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2017/1626
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74VKVVeG7BGO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVVeG7BGO
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ISBN
0190464186 hardcover
9780190464189 hardcover
DDC
720.103
MMS ID
991024098429702626
