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Building Change: Architecture, Politics, And Cultural Agency

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For those interested in understanding the relationship between politics/culture and architectural form, look no further than this book. This is one of the best, in fact one of the very few, that clearly defines the relationship between the form and effect of buildings and the political and cultural forces that shape them.

Written in clear, highly readable but thoughtful language, this is a book appropriate for both architectural academics and professionals as well as laypersons. It has proven highly useful for university seminars and also as an introduction to architecture for the uninitiated.

Its comprehensive illustrations aptly support the text and provide a clear sense of the power of poetic architecture. Finally the book's conclusions detail the power and limitations of the architect: the structures that shape the maker but the buildings that ultimately result in change.