The edifice complex

By Deyan Sudjic

Subjects: Pouvoir (Sciences sociales), Architecture, Architecture and society, Power (Social sciences), Öffentliches Gebäude, Prestige, Architecture, philosophy, Architecture, modern, 20th century, Power (social sciences), Architecture publique, Public architecture, Politics and culture, Architektur, Political aspects

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.