Architecture Power and National Identity

<p>The first edition of Architecture Power and National Identity published in 1992 has become a classic winning the prestigious Spiro Kostof award for the best book in architecture and urbanism. Lawrence Vale fully has fully updated the book which focuses on the relationship between the design of national capitals across the world and the formation of national identity in modernity. Tied to this it explains the role that architecture and planning play in the forceful assertion of state power. The book is truly international in scope looking at capital cities in the United States India Brazil Sri Lanka Kuwait Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea.</p>