Economy and Architecture addresses a timely; critical; and much-debated topic in both its historical and contemporary dimensions. From the Apple Store in New York City; to the street markets of the Pan American Highway; from commercial Dubai to the public schools of Australia; this book takes a critical look at contemporary architecture from across the globe; whilst extending its range back in history as far as the Homeric epics of ancient Greece. The book addresses the challenges of practicing architecture within the strictures of contemporary economies; grounded on the fundamental definition of lsquo;economyrsquo; as the well managed household ndash; derived from the Greek oikonomia ndash; oikos (house) and nemein (manage). The diverse enquiries of the study are structured around the following key questions: How do we define our economies? How are the values of architecture negotiated among the various actors involved? How do we manage the production of a good architecture within any particular system? How does political economy frame and influence architecture? The majority of examples are taken from current or recent architectural practice; historical examples; which include John Evelynrsquo;s villa; Blenheim Palace; John Ruskinrsquo;s Venice; and early twentieth century Paris; place the debates within an extended critical perspective.
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