The Secret Lives Of Buildings: From The Parthenon To The Vegas Strip In Thirteen Stories

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The plans are drawn up, a site is chosen, foundations are dug: a building comes into being with the expectation that it will stay put and stay for ever. But a building is a capricious thing: it is inhabited and changed, and its existence is a tale of constant and curious transformation. In this radical reimagining of architectural history, Edward Hollis tells the stories of thirteen buildings, beginning with the `once upon a time` when they first appeared, through the years of appropriation, rui

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