Against Architecture (Green Arcade)
“To tell the truth, Franco La Cecla is not wrong. There is too much building, sometimes only to put a signature, a stamp on a spot, without any worry about the people who are going to live there. In other situations it is easy to be used by the institutions that support speculation. It is the reason why I refused many projects, because, I am lucky—and I can choose.” —Renzo Piano,La Repubblica “La Cecla's book is a delight, in the way that he dismantles the glory of the 'archistar' in their proud myopic grandeur that totally ignores people and their rights to a better urban life.” —Sebastian Courtois,La Reforme"This book, with its moving and persuasive argument, is recommended especially for design libraries. Instead of occupying Wall Street, La Cecla occupies architecture with an eye for truth and humanity." —Library Journal(May 2012)