The icon project: architecture, cities, and capitalist globalization

The Icon Project argues that the transnational capitalist class mobilizes two forms of iconic architecture - unique icons recognized as works of art, notably designed by global starchitects (such as Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid); and typical icons copying elements of unique icons - to promote the same ideological message: the culture-ideology of consumerism.

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INTRODUCTION -- The argument -- Sources -- Structure of the book -- CHAPTER 1 -- ICONIC ARCHITECTURE AND CAPITALIST GLOBALIZATION -- Architecture, Power, Aesthetics -- The Icon: history and theory of an idea -- Iconic for when -- Iconic for whom -- Iconic for where -- CHAPTER 2 -- TWO TYPES OF ICONIC ARCHITECTURE: UNIQUE AND TYPICAL -- The rise of iconic architecture -- Iconicity claims of top firms -- Starchitects and signature architects -- Architecture theme parks and other iconic projects -- CHAPTER 3 -- THE ARCHITECTURE INDUSTRY AND TYPICAL ICONS -- The sociology of architecture -- The architecture industry in the new millennium -- Successful typical icons -- Celebrity infrastructure -- Bridges and tunnels -- Tramsportaion infrastructure -- Water-based infrastructure -- CHAPTER 4 -- CORPORATE STARCHITECTS AND UNIQUE ICONS -- Frank Lloyd Wright and the FLW industry -- Le Corbusier and the Corb industry -- The rise of the starchitects -- Frank Gehry (home office Los Angeles) -- Norman Foster (Home office London) -- Rem Koolhaas (Home office Rotterdam) -- Zaha Hadid (Home office London) -- CHAPTER 5 -- THE POLITICS OF ICONIC ARCHITECTURE -- Architectural iconicity and identities…