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Author:

Vale, Lawrence J., 1959-

Title:

Architecture, power, and national identity / Lawrence J. Vale.

Publisher:

Yale University Press,

Copyright Date:

c1992

Description:

x, 338 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.

Subject:

Capitols.
Structure planning--Structure planning
Capitoles.
Édifices parlementaires.
Bâtiments publics.
Regeringsgebouwen.
Hoofdsteden.
Bouwkunst.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-330) and index.

Contents:

Capital and capitol : an introduction -- National identity and the capitol complex -- Early designed capitals : for union, for imperialism, for independence -- Designed capitals after World War Two : Chandigarh and Brasília -- Designed capitals since 1960 -- Papua New Guinea's concrete Haus Tambaran -- Sri Lanka's island parliament -- Precast Arabism for Kuwait -- The Acropolis of Bangladesh -- Designing power and identity.

ISBN:

9780300049589 (alk. paper)
0300049587 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

91024557

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)