The Power of Architecture

by Academy Group Ltd

Architecture is able to create a force within the environment which can provide an image for, and of, a society. This profile explores the idea of the built form as an expressive and emotive power and discusses how particular governments and institutions often use a style of architecture to express the power and control they have, and how the demonstration of wealth through architecture can also signify power. A great deal can be said about a government...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1854902482
• ISBN13: 9781854902481
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 1.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.4" x 12.0"