Icebergs, Zombies, and the Ultra Thin
Subtitle: Architecture and Capitalism in the Twenty-First Century
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Hudson, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781616899462
Subjects: Architecture
Description: *Icebergs, Zombies, and the Ultra Thin* is an indictment of how finance capitalism dramatically alters not only architectural forms but also the very nature of our cities and societies. From the cavernous underground "iceberg" homes of the superrich in London to Paris's owned-but-empty "zombie" housing to the ultra-thin luxury "pencil towers" sprouting in Manhattan, Matthew Soules demonstrates how investment imperatives shape what and how we build on a global scale.