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Tom Dyckhoff

The Age of Spectacle

Adventures in Architecture and the 21st-Century City

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'A great storyteller . . . you would be hard pushed to find a more knowledgeable or entertaining [guide]' Icon'Such an interesting book . . . I cannot recommend it enough.' Lauren LaverneIn Dubai, a luxury apartment block is built in the shape of a giant iPod. In China, President Xi Jinping denounces the trend of constructing 'bizarre' new buildings in wacky shapes and colours. In Cincinnati, celebrity architect Zaha Hadid is paid millions to design a single 'iconic' structure - with the hope of single-handedly transforming the region's ailing fortunes. These incidents are all part of the same story: the rise of the age of spectacle.Over the… Mehr

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Produktdetails


  • ISBN: 978-1-4481-3690-2
  • EAN: 9781448136902
  • Produktnummer: 22479398
  • Verlag: Cornerstone
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
  • Seitenangabe: 384 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 14'046 KB

Über den Autor


Tom Dyckhoff is one of Britain's best-known commentators on architecture and urbanism. He is the presenter of The Great Interior Design Challenge and the Radio 4 series The Design Dimension. He was previously architecture and design critic for BBC2's flagship arts programme The Culture Show and architecture critic of The Times. He presented The Secret Life of Buildings for Channel 4, and his seven-part BBC2 series, Saving Britain's Past, examined Britain's obsession with heritage. An Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute for British Architects, Dyckhoff has written widely for publications including the Guardian, GQ, Wallpaper, and the New Statesman. He lives in London.

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