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The Architecture of Failure by [Douglas Murphy]

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Against those who considerarchitecture to be a wholly optimistic activity, this book shows how the history of modern architecture is inextricably tied to ideas of failure and ruin. By means of an original reading of the earliest origins of modernism, the Architecture of Failure exposes the ways in which failure has been suppressed, ignored and denied in the way we design our cities. It examines the 19^th century fantasy architecture of the iron and glass exhibition palaces, strange, unprecedented, dream-like structures, almost all now lost, existing only as melancholy archive fragments; it traces the cultural legacy of these buildings through the heroics of the early 20th century, post-war radicals and recent developments, discussing related themes in art, literature, politics and philosophy. Critiquing the capitalist symbolism of the self-styled contemporary avant-garde, the book outlines a new history of contemporary architecture, and attempts to recover a radical approach to understanding what we build. Douglas Murphy blogs at http://www.youyouidiot.blogspot.com/

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0078XFBOW
Publisher ‏ : ‎ John Hunt Publishing; Reprint edition (February 24, 2012)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 24, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 7478 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 168 pages

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I work as a building professional and I'm fascinated with architecture. However, I got bored with this book very quickly. The style is turgid and uber-academic. This ranks alongside the yellow pages ... it's not a joy!

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