Architecture Of The Millennium; Author: Toy; Paperback

Author: Toy
Paperback; Ill. (Some Col.) Facsims. (Some Col.), Ports. (Som
112 pages
Published: January 2000
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN: 0471720240

This book studies the social, political, and practical implications of the architectural celebrations for the Millennium worldwide. It investigates why the event is seen as an excuse for regeneration and revitalization of the built environment. The future of the built environment and the reasons for change and development internationally are discussed in detail, and the book features key projects world-wide to illustrate these discussions. Architects and buildings featured include Millennium and lottery projects such as the Millennium Dome by Richard Rogers and contents by Nigel Coates.This volume studies the social, political and practical implications of the architectural celebrations for the Millennium world-wide and investigates why the event is seen as more of an excuse for the regeneration and revitalization of the built environment than for other environments.