Nincompoopolis: The Follies of Boris Johnson
The Follies of Boris Johnson
$31.94
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2018
Summary
In a world where the built environment seems ever more shaped by invisible market forces, where modern architecture can seem to dissolve into a generic void, sometimes it takes a very special person to make a difference.Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson was Mayor of London from 2008 until 2016, during which time he took a remarkably keen interest in the built environment, commissioning, guiding, and shaping all manner of different projects. With his achievements he showed us all that massive…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781910924570 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1910924571 |
| Author: | Douglas Murphy |
| Publisher: | Watkins Media Limited |
| Imprint: | Repeater Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2018 |
| Weight: | 255g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 125mm x 22mm |
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About The Author
Douglas Murphy
Douglas Murphy is a writer and architect based in London.He is the author of the booksLast Futures(Verso, 2016), a cultural history of the radical architecture of the 1960s and 70s, andThe Architecture of Failure(Zero, 2012), which told the story of 19th centuryiron & glass architecture and its long influence on modernist culture.He studied at the Glasgow School of Art and the Royal College of Art, and is currently Architecture Correspondent atIconmagazine. He writes for a wide range of publications on architecture, fine art and photography, and lectures widely.
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