The Glass State: The Technology of the Spectacle, Paris 1981¿1998

Rating:
Summary: Spot On! Worthy of notice.
Review: Fierro's detailed exploration of the Grand Projets is spot-on, well-told and (for the most part) absent of the architectural demagoguery that so often occurs in books that explore architecture at a level beyond mere form. On occasion the author strays, or interprets differently than other scholars might, but overall her exploration is a solid effort; worthy of notice. Her quiet feud with the well-known braggart architect Stanley Tigerman is left untouched in this book. I've been told that she's adopted a strict adherence to the high road, which was a disappointment to this reader (who's seen the man at his most pompous).