{"product_id":"the-edifice-complex-9780241952771","title":"The Edifice Complex","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeyan Sudjic''s \u003ci\u003eThe Edifice Complex: The Architecture of Power\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating exploration of the language of architecture as an insight into the psychology of power, from tyrants to billionaires. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Why do presidents and prime ministers, tycoons and tyrants share such a fascination with grand designs? Is it to impress or terrify, to wield state power, make a bid for immortality or just satisfy their egos?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  From Hitler''s vast Chancellery to Saddam Hussein''s Mother of all Battles mosque, from Olympic stadiums to Donald Trump''s excesses, Deyan Sudjic examines the murky relationship between buildings, money and politics, revealing the power of architecture - and the architecture of power. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''A thrilling and passionately indignant trawl through vanity''s most polluted depths'' \u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''An often frightening, sometimes hilarious set of stories of brutality, absurdity and occasionally beauty'' \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAstonishing ... a thrilling and passionately indignant trawl through vanity's most polluted depths -- Jonathan Meades * Times *\u003cbr\u003ePunchily written ... deftly amusing ... a closely argued, brilliantly marshalled, important book -- Tom Rosenthal * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eFull of fascinating fact and smart observation ... clever, stimulating and thoughtful -- Stephen Bayley * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eEssential reading for anyone who cares about the physical world around them -- Amanda Levete * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eAs compelling a read as a popular novel ... it is as though the worlds of academe and the gossip column collide ... funny, acidic, penetrating and provocative -- Norman Foster * Royal Academy Magazine *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733368287575,"sku":"9780241952771","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241952771.jpg?v=1719999948","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-edifice-complex-9780241952771","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}