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	* Charles Waldheim - Landscape as Urbanism: A General Theory.		* Charles Waldheim - Landscape as Urbanism: A General Theory.
		+	* Interview with Tom Dyckhoff.
	* Last Futures: Nature, Technology and the End of Architecture.		* Last Futures: Nature, Technology and the End of Architecture.
	* Living in the hyperreal post-modern city.		* Living in the hyperreal post-modern city.

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−	When Zaha Hadid died in 2016, she was celebrated as one of the 21st century’s most influential and visionary architects. Buildings such as the Guangzhou Opera House, London Aquatics Centre, and the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre demonstrated a radical and futuristic aesthetic that was very much her own.	+	When Zaha Hadid died in 2016, she was celebrated as one of the 21st century’s most influential and visionary architects. Buildings such as the Guangzhou Opera House, the London Aquatics Centre, and the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre demonstrated a radical and futuristic aesthetic that was very much her own.

−	However, her critics also made mention of the human rights controversies which dogged her later career; in particular, the building of the Qatar ~~stadium~~, to which ~~as an architect,~~ she claimed an abdication of responsibility.	+	However, her critics also made mention of the human rights controversies which dogged her later career; in particular, the building of the Qatar World Cup Stadium, for which she claimed an abdication of responsibility.

−	More recently, Hadid’s successor, Patrick Schumacher, attracted considerable opprobrium when he advocated ~~untrammeled~~ gentrification and the privatisation of all social housing and public space, including ~~places like~~ Hyde Park.	+	More recently, Hadid’s successor, Patrick Schumacher, attracted considerable opprobrium when he advocated untrammelled gentrification and the privatisation of all social housing and public space, including Hyde Park.

−	According to Douglas Spencer, such pronouncements and controversies, far from being isolated events ~~or statements~~, are very much bound up in the architecture of neoliberalism that has developed over the last couple of decades, and which he critiques in a challenging and uncompromising ~~new~~ book.	+	According to Douglas Spencer, such pronouncements and controversies, far from being isolated events, are very much bound up in the architecture of neoliberalism that has developed over the last couple of decades, and which he critiques in his challenging and uncompromising book.

	[[File:Heydar_Aliyev_Cultural_Center.jpg\|link=File:Heydar_Aliyev_Cultural_Center.jpg]]		[[File:Heydar_Aliyev_Cultural_Center.jpg\|link=File:Heydar_Aliyev_Cultural_Center.jpg]]

−	Neoliberalism is one of those buzzwords that is often used but seldom completely understood. In short it is ~~the~~ form of capitalism that promotes ~~the shrinkage of~~ the state and public services, ~~privatisation~~ and any notion of the 'common good' is surrendered ~~in favour of an obeisance~~ to the ‘logic of the market'. It was developed as an ideology by the likes of Hayek and Friedman, and introduced in the ~~west~~ by Thatcher and Reagan ~~during~~ the 1980s~~. Spencer’s book is perhaps the first to analyse neoliberalism in conjunction with its architectural expressions~~.	+	Neoliberalism is one of those buzzwords that is often used but seldom completely understood. In short it is a form of capitalism that promotes shrinking the state and public services in favour of privatisation, and any notion of the 'common good' is surrendered to the ‘logic of the market'. It was developed as an ideology by the likes of Hayek and Friedman, and introduced in the West by Thatcher and Reagan in the 1980s.

−	~~Spencer~~ joins the intellectual dots from ~~the~~ 20th century countercultural thinkers such as Foucault and Lefevre, to some of the 21st century’s most celebrated architectural ~~firms~~. In addition to Hadid and Schumacher, the book provides incisive analysis of the likes of Rem Koolhaas, Alejandro Zaera-Polo and Greg Lynn, and deconstructs buildings such as the CCTV Headquarters in Beijing, Birmingham New Street station, and the BMW factory in Leipzig.	+	Spencer’s book is perhaps the first to analyse neoliberalism in conjunction with its architectural expressions. He joins the intellectual dots from 20th century countercultural thinkers such as Foucault and Lefevre, to some of the 21st century’s most celebrated architectural practices. In addition to Hadid and Schumacher, the book provides incisive analysis of the likes of Rem Koolhaas, Alejandro Zaera-Polo and Greg Lynn, and deconstructs buildings such as the CCTV Headquarters in Beijing, Birmingham New Street station, and the BMW factory in Leipzig.

−	Overall, this is a complex and tough read, which will likely only appeal to those steeped in architectural theory and criticism. But that does not make the book any less important or timely. Indeed at this disorientating time of ~~flux and~~ change, when the foundations of the neoliberal ideology appear to be buckling beneath the weight ~~of its own~~ demonstrable failures, it is a powerful and instructive piece of work.	+	Overall, this is a complex and tough read, which will likely only appeal to those steeped in architectural theory and criticism. But that does not make the book any less important or timely. Indeed at this disorientating time of change, when the foundations of the neoliberal ideology appear to be buckling beneath the weight demonstrable failures, it is a powerful and instructive piece of work.

−	To find out more and purchase the book go [http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-architecture-of-neoliberalism-9781472581532 here].	+	To find out more and purchase the book click [http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-architecture-of-neoliberalism-9781472581532 here].

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−	Neoliberalism is one of those buzzwords that is often used but seldom completely understood. In short it is the form of capitalism that promotes the shrinkage of the state and public services, privatisation and any notion of the 'common good' is surrendered in favour of an obeisance to the ‘logic of the market'. It was developed as an ideology by the likes of Hayek and ~~Milton Freidman~~, and introduced in the west by Thatcher and Reagan during the 1980s. Spencer’s book is perhaps the first to analyse neoliberalism in conjunction with its architectural expressions.	+	Neoliberalism is one of those buzzwords that is often used but seldom completely understood. In short it is the form of capitalism that promotes the shrinkage of the state and public services, privatisation and any notion of the 'common good' is surrendered in favour of an obeisance to the ‘logic of the market'. It was developed as an ideology by the likes of Hayek and Friedman, and introduced in the west by Thatcher and Reagan during the 1980s. Spencer’s book is perhaps the first to analyse neoliberalism in conjunction with its architectural expressions.

	Spencer joins the intellectual dots from the 20th century countercultural thinkers such as Foucault and Lefevre, to some of the 21st century’s most celebrated architectural firms. In addition to Hadid and Schumacher, the book provides incisive analysis of the likes of Rem Koolhaas, Alejandro Zaera-Polo and Greg Lynn, and deconstructs buildings such as the CCTV Headquarters in Beijing, Birmingham New Street station, and the BMW factory in Leipzig.		Spencer joins the intellectual dots from the 20th century countercultural thinkers such as Foucault and Lefevre, to some of the 21st century’s most celebrated architectural firms. In addition to Hadid and Schumacher, the book provides incisive analysis of the likes of Rem Koolhaas, Alejandro Zaera-Polo and Greg Lynn, and deconstructs buildings such as the CCTV Headquarters in Beijing, Birmingham New Street station, and the BMW factory in Leipzig.

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−	Neoliberalism is one of those buzzwords that is often used but seldom completely understood. In short it is the form of capitalism that promotes the shrinkage of the state and public services, privatisation and obeisance to the ‘logic of the ~~markets’ where everything has its price~~. It was developed as an ideology by the likes of Hayek and Milton Freidman, and introduced in the west by Thatcher and Reagan during the 1980s. Spencer’s book is perhaps the first to analyse neoliberalism in conjunction with its architectural expressions.	+	Neoliberalism is one of those buzzwords that is often used but seldom completely understood. In short it is the form of capitalism that promotes the shrinkage of the state and public services, privatisation and any notion of the 'common good' is surrendered in favour of an obeisance to the ‘logic of the market'. It was developed as an ideology by the likes of Hayek and Milton Freidman, and introduced in the west by Thatcher and Reagan during the 1980s. Spencer’s book is perhaps the first to analyse neoliberalism in conjunction with its architectural expressions.

	Spencer joins the intellectual dots from the 20th century countercultural thinkers such as Foucault and Lefevre, to some of the 21st century’s most celebrated architectural firms. In addition to Hadid and Schumacher, the book provides incisive analysis of the likes of Rem Koolhaas, Alejandro Zaera-Polo and Greg Lynn, and deconstructs buildings such as the CCTV Headquarters in Beijing, Birmingham New Street station, and the BMW factory in Leipzig.		Spencer joins the intellectual dots from the 20th century countercultural thinkers such as Foucault and Lefevre, to some of the 21st century’s most celebrated architectural firms. In addition to Hadid and Schumacher, the book provides incisive analysis of the likes of Rem Koolhaas, Alejandro Zaera-Polo and Greg Lynn, and deconstructs buildings such as the CCTV Headquarters in Beijing, Birmingham New Street station, and the BMW factory in Leipzig.

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−	When Zaha Hadid died in 2016, she was celebrated as one of the 21st century’s most influential and visionary architects. Buildings such as the Guangzhou Opera House, London Aquatics Centre, and the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre demonstrated a radical and futuristic aesthetic that was very much her own. However, her critics also made mention of the human rights controversies which dogged her later career; in particular, the building of the Qatar stadium, to which as an architect, she claimed an abdication of responsibility.	+	When Zaha Hadid died in 2016, she was celebrated as one of the 21st century’s most influential and visionary architects. Buildings such as the Guangzhou Opera House, London Aquatics Centre, and the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre demonstrated a radical and futuristic aesthetic that was very much her own.
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		+	However, her critics also made mention of the human rights controversies which dogged her later career; in particular, the building of the Qatar stadium, to which as an architect, she claimed an abdication of responsibility.

	More recently, Hadid’s successor, Patrick Schumacher, attracted considerable opprobrium when he advocated untrammeled gentrification and the privatisation of all social housing and public space, including places like Hyde Park.		More recently, Hadid’s successor, Patrick Schumacher, attracted considerable opprobrium when he advocated untrammeled gentrification and the privatisation of all social housing and public space, including places like Hyde Park.
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	According to Douglas Spencer, such pronouncements and controversies, far from being isolated events or statements, are very much bound up in the architecture of neoliberalism that has developed over the last couple of decades, and which he critiques in a challenging and uncompromising new book.		According to Douglas Spencer, such pronouncements and controversies, far from being isolated events or statements, are very much bound up in the architecture of neoliberalism that has developed over the last couple of decades, and which he critiques in a challenging and uncompromising new book.

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	Neoliberalism is one of those buzzwords that is often used but seldom completely understood. In short it is the form of capitalism that promotes the shrinkage of the state and public services, privatisation and obeisance to the ‘logic of the markets’ where everything has its price. It was developed as an ideology by the likes of Hayek and Milton Freidman, and introduced in the west by Thatcher and Reagan during the 1980s. Spencer’s book is perhaps the first to analyse neoliberalism in conjunction with its architectural expressions.		Neoliberalism is one of those buzzwords that is often used but seldom completely understood. In short it is the form of capitalism that promotes the shrinkage of the state and public services, privatisation and obeisance to the ‘logic of the markets’ where everything has its price. It was developed as an ideology by the likes of Hayek and Milton Freidman, and introduced in the west by Thatcher and Reagan during the 1980s. Spencer’s book is perhaps the first to analyse neoliberalism in conjunction with its architectural expressions.

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When Zaha Hadid died in 2016, she was celebrated as one of the 21st century’s most influential and visionary architects. Buildings such as the Guangzhou Opera House, London Aquatics Centre, and the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre demonstrated a radical and futuristic aesthetic that was very much her own. However, her critics also made mention of the human rights controversies which dogged her later career; in particular, the building of the Qatar stadium, to which as an architect, she claimed an abdication of responsibility.

More recently, Hadid’s successor, Patrick Schumacher, attracted considerable opprobrium when he advocated untrammeled gentrification and the privatisation of all social housing and public space, including places like Hyde Park.

According to Douglas Spencer, such pronouncements and controversies, far from being isolated events or statements, are very much bound up in the architecture of neoliberalism that has developed over the last couple of decades, and which he critiques in a challenging and uncompromising new book.

[[File:Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center.jpg]]

Neoliberalism is one of those buzzwords that is often used but seldom completely understood. In short it is the form of capitalism that promotes the shrinkage of the state and public services, privatisation and obeisance to the ‘logic of the markets’ where everything has its price. It was developed as an ideology by the likes of Hayek and Milton Freidman, and introduced in the west by Thatcher and Reagan during the 1980s. Spencer’s book is perhaps the first to analyse neoliberalism in conjunction with its architectural expressions.

Spencer joins the intellectual dots from the 20th century countercultural thinkers such as Foucault and Lefevre, to some of the 21st century’s most celebrated architectural firms. In addition to Hadid and Schumacher, the book provides incisive analysis of the likes of Rem Koolhaas, Alejandro Zaera-Polo and Greg Lynn, and deconstructs buildings such as the CCTV Headquarters in Beijing, Birmingham New Street station, and the BMW factory in Leipzig.

Overall, this is a complex and tough read, which will likely only appeal to those steeped in architectural theory and criticism. But that does not make the book any less important or timely. Indeed at this disorientating time of flux and change, when the foundations of the neoliberal ideology appear to be buckling beneath the weight of its own demonstrable failures, it is a powerful and instructive piece of work.

To find out more and purchase the book go [http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-architecture-of-neoliberalism-9781472581532 here].

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