The Icon Project Architecture, Cities, and Capitalist Globalization |
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Author:
| Sklair, Leslie |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-006838-7 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2019 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $36.99 |
Book Description:
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The Icon Project argues that the transnational capitalist class mobilizes two forms of iconic architecture--unique icons recognized as works of art, notably designed by global starchitects (such as Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid); and typical icons copying elements of unique icons--to promote the same ideological message: the culture-ideology of consumerism.
The Icon Project argues that the transnational capitalist class mobilizes two forms of iconic architecture--unique icons recognized as works of art, notably designed by global starchitects (such as Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid); and typical icons copying elements of unique icons--to promote the same ideological message: the culture-ideology of consumerism.