The secret lives of buildings : from the ruins of the Parthenon to the Vegas Strip in thirteen stories /

A highly original history of Western architecture and the cultural transformations that it represents. Little else made by human hands seems as stable as a building--yet the life of any structure is neither fixed nor timeless. Outliving their original contexts and purposes, buildings are forced to a...

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Main Author:	Hollis, Edward
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Metropolitan Books, 2009.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Architecture and history. Architecture and society.