Professor Emeritus of Sociology, London School of Economics. Author of "The Transnational Capitalist Class" (2001) and "The Icon Project: Architecture, Cities, and Capitalist Globalization" (2017).
Professor Emeritus of Sociology, London School of Economics. Author of "The Transnational Capitalist Class" (2001) and "The Icon Project: Architecture, Cities, and Capitalist Globalization" (2017).
Do architects participate in spreading the ideology of consumerism through the types of spaces and buildings they create?
This is a tricky question. Many architects do play an active role in spreading the culture-ideology of consumerism, some willingly and others unwillingly. More than most creative artists... Читать далее
Professor Emeritus of Sociology, London School of Economics. Author of "The Transnational Capitalist Class" (2001) and "The Icon Project: Architecture, Cities, and Capitalist Globalization" (2017).
Which iconic architects are shaping the global architecture industry today?
I would identify three categories of iconic architects. First, the four genuine starchitects at the beginning of the 21st century: Gehry, Foster, Hadid, and Koolhaas. Second, a group of... Читать далее
Professor Emeritus of Sociology, London School of Economics. Author of "The Transnational Capitalist Class" (2001) and "The Icon Project: Architecture, Cities, and Capitalist Globalization" (2017).
What are iconic architects doing to build greener and more sustainable cities?
As I argue in my book The Icon Project, today, the culture-ideology of consumerism seems to rule supreme all over the world with disastrous ecological consequences.
Many architects are... Читать далее
Professor Emeritus of Sociology, London School of Economics. Author of "The Transnational Capitalist Class" (2001) and "The Icon Project: Architecture, Cities, and Capitalist Globalization" (2017).
What do people most often get wrong about architecture?
In my latest book The Icon ProjectI argue that the almost exclusive focus of the media on iconic architecture and starchitects presents a misleading account of the industry as a whole. I... Читать далее
Professor Emeritus of Sociology, London School of Economics. Author of "The Transnational Capitalist Class" (2001) and "The Icon Project: Architecture, Cities, and Capitalist Globalization" (2017).
No, the age of consumerism is not coming to an end any time soon for the simple reason that without it capitalism itself would come to an end. This is because capitalism is locked into a... Читать далее