Tom Wolfe, "America's most skillful satirist" (The Atlantic Monthly), examines the strange saga of American architecture in this sequel to The Painted Word.
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Why you see so many ugly buildings,
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As you drive through your city, certain blocks seem bleak, don't they? This book exposes why those ugly buildings got built. Wolfe explains the dynasty that coerced architects, company executives, and city planners into a drab simplicity with a political agenda.
While the architecture under discussion has passed, I recommend this book for activists who fight ugly real estate development in their neighborhood nests.
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