Architecture's evil empire? : the triumph and tragedy of global modernism

Glendinning, Miles, 1956-2010

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This text provides a passionate, polemical critique of the state of contemporary global architecture which examines today's cult of architectural individualism and the fashion for 'iconic' buildings.From Chicago to Toronto to Shanghai, cities around the world have sprouted a iconica buildings by celebrity architects like Frank Gehry and Daniel Libeskind that compete for attention both on the skyline and in the media. But in recent years, criticism of these extreme a gesturala structures, known for their often-exaggerated forms, has been growing. Miles Glendinninga Ts impassioned polemic, Architecturea Ts Evil Empire, looks at how todaya Ts trademark architectural individualism stretches beyond the well-known works and ultimately extends to the entire built environment. Glendinning examines how the global empire of the current modernism emergeda particularly in relation to the excesses of global capitalisma and explains its key organizational and architectural features, placing its most influential theorists and designers in a broader context of history and artistic movements. Arguing against the excesses of iconic architecture, Glendinning advocates a vision of modern renewal that seeks to remedy the shattered and alienated look he sees in contemporary architecture. Mingling scholarship with wry humor and a genuine concern for the state of architecture, Architecturea Ts Evil Empire will raise many heated debates and appeal to a wide range of readers, from architects to historians, interested in the built environment.