Exit-Architecture. Design Between War and Peace

by Stephan Tr by

“First we shape things, then they shape usâ€, was Churchillâ€s view. What kind of architecture can be said to shape? Who does it shape? And by what means does it shape? The authorâ€s answers to these questions are a surprise. Through war and proximity to stress. After a tour dâ€horizon through Roman temples, Washingtonâ€s corridors of power and Meccaâ€s anti-panic architecture it becomes clear that architecture is anything but in the background. Instead it is situated in the hot spot of transmission dynamics and is capable of altering cultures, empires and even religions.

122 pages, Paperback

First published December 20, 2007