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9. The Inevitable Box
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface xi
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I. Authority
- 1. I Will Learn You Architecture! 3
- 2. More Specifically, Everything! 7
- 3. Let Me Finish! 11
- 4. Four Walls and a Roof 15
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II. Default by Design
- 5. Bloody Fools! The Story of Pimlico School, 1970–2010 21
- 6. Architektur ohne Eigenschaften 31
- 7. Neufert: The Exceptional Pursuit of the Norm 55
- 8. Reference without a Source: The Appeal of Atlanta Airport 63
- 9. The Inevitable Box 71
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III. Found Causes
- 10. Spaceship Earth 93
- 11. Mies en Scène 103
- 12. Intruders: How Smart Technology Infiltrates Architecture 109
- 13. “Public” Space 115
- 14. From CIAM to Cyberspace: Architecture and the Community 123
- 15. With the Masses: The Architecture of Participation 133
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IV. Trial and Error
- 16. Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit: Part One 149
- 17. London 167
- 18. How Is Denmark? 169
- 19. Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit: Part Two 183
- 20. Facing the Facts 199
- 21. Naukograd 203
- 22. A Spanish Tender 209
- 23. On Hold 275
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V. Powers That Be
- 24. After the End of History 285
- 25. The Other Truth 297
- 26. Socialist in Content, Realist in Form 301
- 27. The Descendant: A Conversation with Xenia Adjoubei, Nikita Khrushchev’s Great-Granddaughter 307
- 28. Undesirable Work Styles 317
- 29. A Benevolent Dictator with Taste 323
- 30. Royal Approval 327
- 31. His Architect 334
- 32. A Property Developer for President 337
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VI. Megalopoli(tic)s
- 33. A Faustian Bargain 353
- 34. Amanhã 357
- 35. Smart Cities of the Future 367
- 36. The Sum of All Isms 371
- 37. Dear Mr. Barber 375
- 38. At Your Service: Ten Steps to Becoming a Successful Urban Consultant 381
- 39. Rankings 385
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VII. Progress
- 40. Coup de Grâce: Pruitt-Igoe Revisited 404
- 41. The Century That Never Happened 415
- 42. In Memoriam 427
- 43. The Captive Globe 459
- 44. Remains of a Brave New World 467
- Notes 487
- Acknowledgments 507
- Chapters Previously Published 509
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface xi
-
I. Authority
- 1. I Will Learn You Architecture! 3
- 2. More Specifically, Everything! 7
- 3. Let Me Finish! 11
- 4. Four Walls and a Roof 15
-
II. Default by Design
- 5. Bloody Fools! The Story of Pimlico School, 1970–2010 21
- 6. Architektur ohne Eigenschaften 31
- 7. Neufert: The Exceptional Pursuit of the Norm 55
- 8. Reference without a Source: The Appeal of Atlanta Airport 63
- 9. The Inevitable Box 71
-
III. Found Causes
- 10. Spaceship Earth 93
- 11. Mies en Scène 103
- 12. Intruders: How Smart Technology Infiltrates Architecture 109
- 13. “Public” Space 115
- 14. From CIAM to Cyberspace: Architecture and the Community 123
- 15. With the Masses: The Architecture of Participation 133
-
IV. Trial and Error
- 16. Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit: Part One 149
- 17. London 167
- 18. How Is Denmark? 169
- 19. Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit: Part Two 183
- 20. Facing the Facts 199
- 21. Naukograd 203
- 22. A Spanish Tender 209
- 23. On Hold 275
-
V. Powers That Be
- 24. After the End of History 285
- 25. The Other Truth 297
- 26. Socialist in Content, Realist in Form 301
- 27. The Descendant: A Conversation with Xenia Adjoubei, Nikita Khrushchev’s Great-Granddaughter 307
- 28. Undesirable Work Styles 317
- 29. A Benevolent Dictator with Taste 323
- 30. Royal Approval 327
- 31. His Architect 334
- 32. A Property Developer for President 337
-
VI. Megalopoli(tic)s
- 33. A Faustian Bargain 353
- 34. Amanhã 357
- 35. Smart Cities of the Future 367
- 36. The Sum of All Isms 371
- 37. Dear Mr. Barber 375
- 38. At Your Service: Ten Steps to Becoming a Successful Urban Consultant 381
- 39. Rankings 385
-
VII. Progress
- 40. Coup de Grâce: Pruitt-Igoe Revisited 404
- 41. The Century That Never Happened 415
- 42. In Memoriam 427
- 43. The Captive Globe 459
- 44. Remains of a Brave New World 467
- Notes 487
- Acknowledgments 507
- Chapters Previously Published 509