Architecture, crisis, and resuscitation : the reproduction of post-Fordism in late-twentieth-century architecture

Studying the relation of architecture to society, this book explains the manner in which the discipline of architecture adjusted itself in order to satisfy new pressures by society. Consequently, it offers an understanding of contemporary conditions and phenomena, ranging from the ubiquity of landmark buildings to the celebrity status of architects. It concerns the period spanning from 1966 to the first years of the current century - a period which saw radical change in economy, politics, and culture and a period in which architecture radically transformed, substituting the alleged dreariness of modernism with spectacle. A synoptic understanding of what has happened to architecture in the recent past, this book offers a readily understandable overview, connecting otherwise apparently unrelated phenomena. It looks at the relationship between architecture, economy, and society in the context of the rise and spread of neoliberalism over the past four decades Annotation Studying the relation of architecture to society, this book explains the manner in which the discipline of architecture adjusted itself in order to satisfy new pressures by society. It offers an understanding of contemporary conditions and phenomena, from the ubiquity of landmark buildings to the celebrity status of architects