Architecture, Power and National Identity
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Taylor & Francis
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The first edition of Architecture, Power, and National Identity, published in 1992, has become a classic, winning the prestigious Spiro Kostof award for the best book in architecture and urbanism. Lawrence Vale fully has fully updated the book, which focuses on the relationship between the design of national capitals across the world and the formation of national identity in modernity. Tied to this, it explains the role that architecture and planning play in the forceful assertion of state power. The book is truly international in scope, looking at capital cities in the United States, India, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Bangladesh, and Papua New Guinea.
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Political symbolism architecture, Postcolonial urbanism, Capital city planning, State power expression, Government building typology, Comparative urban studies, National capital design strategies, Capitol Complex, Haus Tambaran, National Library, Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Federal Capital Development Authority, National Assembly Building, Capitol, Capitol Building, Plano Piloto, National Assembly Complexes, Designated State Boundaries, Crescent Lake, Sief Palace, Haus Man, Colonial Administration, Sacred Tooth Relic, thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RP Regional and area planning::RPC Urban and municipal planning and policy, thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMX History of architecture, thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMV Landscape architecture and design::AMVD City and town planning: architectural aspects, thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology, thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TN Civil engineering, surveying and building, thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture, thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSD Urban communities