The "iconic" building is the most obvious architectural phenomenon of our age yet, somehow, no one has quite done what Tom Dyckhoff does with The Age of Spectacle, which is to tell its story clearly and plainly.' Rowan Moore, Observer'First class.
Tom Dyckhoff traces the story of urban life from unsightly housing developments to empty designer homes and highlights how this new blueprint for city architecture was designed to fit with our increasing consumer economy - often without the skills or funds to sustain it.
