The Favored Circle: The Social Foundations of Architectural Distinction

by Garry Stevens

Book Overview

A look at the field of architecture written by an outsider who demystifies the mechanics of fame and fortune.

The popular view of architecture focuses on individual creative geniuses, those who have designed the most "significant" works. According to Garry Stevens, however, successful architects owe their success not so much to genius as to social background and a host of other factors that have very little to do with native talent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262692783
• ISBN13: 9780262692786
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher