Title: The edifice complex
Description: An analysis of the role played by the rich and powerful in architecture argues that architecture is an expression of authority rather than art, with examples from buildings commissioned by such figures as Hitler, Rockefeller, and Saddam Hussein.
Subjects: Public architecture, Architecture publique, Architektur, Öffentliches Gebäude, Pouvoir (Sciences sociales), Power (Social sciences), Politics and culture, Architecture, Architecture and society, Political aspects, Architecture, modern, 20th century, Prestige, Architecture, philosophy, Social aspects