World's Greatest Architect: Making, Meaning, and Network Culture

by William J. Mitchell

Function and meaning in architecture and elsewhere, from tongue-in-cheek instructions for creating a surveillance state to reflections on the architecture of the potato chip.World's Greatest Architect: Making, Meaning, and Network Culture

Artifacts (including works of architecture) play dual roles; they simultaneously perform functions and carry meaning. Columns support roofs, but while the sturdy Tuscan and Doric types traditionally...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262633647
• ISBN13: 9780262633642
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher