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December 15, 2005
Leaders Who Build to Stroke Their Egos
NY Times Book Review,
"The Edifice Complex," by Deyan Sudjic
Review by Michiko Katani
Mr. Sudjic, the architecture critic for the London newspaper The Observer, looks at the architectural dreams of the great monsters of 20th-century history - Hitler, Stalin and Mao - and at the more modest fantasies of assorted tycoons and democratically elected politicians.
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In addition, Mr. Sudjic provides some brisk assessments of such high-profile architects as Philip Johnson, Frank Gehry and Daniel Libeskind. And he examines the propensity of many prominent architects to hire themselves out to unsavory - and in some cases, morally reprehensible - clients.
Click here to read the complete review.
NoLandGrab: "Edifice Complex" makes a nice holiday gift for those facing life in the shadow of Miss Brooklyn.
Posted by lumi at December 15, 2005 7:18 AM