The Edifice Complex: The Architecture of Power by Deyan Sudjic

The Edifice Complex: The Architecture of Power

Author: Deyan Sudjic

'A thrilling and passionately indignant trawl through vanity's most polluted depths'
THE TIMES

Why do presidents and prime ministers, tycoons and tyrants share such a fascination with grand designs? Is it to impress or terrify, to wield state power, make a bid for immortality or just satisfy their egos? From Hitler's vast Chancellery to Saddam Hussein's Mother of all Battles mosque, from Olympic stadiums to Donald Trump's excesses, Deyan Sudjic examines the murky relationship between buildings, money and politics, revealing the power of architecture – and the architecture of power.

'An often frightening, sometimes hilarious set of stories of brutality, absurdity and occasionally beauty'
EVENING STANDARD

'Punchily written . . . deftly amusing . . . a closely argued, brilliantly marshalled, important book'
DAILY MAIL

'Informed, lively and intelligent . . . an asylum of power-mad politicians and Croesus-rich patrons'
NEW STATESMAN

'By turns funny, acidic, penetrating and provocative … as compelling a read as a popular novel'
NORMAN FOSTER

'Ever wondered why totalitarianism and architectural excess go hand in hand? This book details modern architecture's frequent collusion with the bad guys'
WALLPAPER

The Endless City

By Ricky Burdett & Deyan Sudjic

The late twentieth century was the age of economic globalization. The first part of the twenty-first century will be the age of the city, the urban age. For the first time in the history of humanity, more than half of the earth's population is living in urban areas. Questions regarding the shape, size, density and distribution of the city have become increasingly complex and politicized, and the impact...

Published: 29/10/2010

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780714859569

RRP: $59.95

The Language of Things

By Deyan Sudjic

'Articulate and wonderfully knowledgeable …the backlash against mindless consumerism has begun . . . for anyone who takes an interest in the world around us'
TIME OUT

Design is everywhere. It seduces, pleases and inspires us. It makes us part with our money. It defines who we think we are. And understanding it offers us a whole new way of seeing the world.

An iPhone, an anglepoise...

'Articulate and wonderfully knowledgeable …the backlash against mindless consumerism has begun . . . for anyone who takes an interest in the world around us'
TIME OUT

Design is everywhere...

Published: 09/11/2009

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780141031170

RRP: $29.95