{"title":"Douglas Spencer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDouglas Spencer\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the intersections of architecture, politics, and society, offering insightful analyses that challenge conventional perspectives. His work delves into how architectural practices both shape and reflect broader cultural and economic forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful critiques that illuminate the complex relationships within the built environment, making his books essential for those interested in arts, culture, and the transformative power of architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-architecture-of-neoliberalism-by-douglas-spencer-9781350375901","title":"The Architecture of Neoliberalism","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Architecture of Neoliberalism\u003c\/i\u003e pursues an uncompromising critique of the neoliberal turn in contemporary architecture. This book reveals how a self-styled parametric and post-critical architecture serves mechanisms of control and compliance while promoting itself, at the same time, as progressive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpencer's incisive analysis of the architecture and writings of figures such as Zaha Hadid, Patrik Schumacher, Rem Koolhaas, and Greg Lynn shows them to be in thrall to the same notions of liberty as are propounded in neoliberal thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnalysing architectural projects in the fields of education, consumption and labour, \u003ci\u003eThe Architecture of Neoliberalism\u003c\/i\u003e examines the part played by contemporary architecture in refashioning human subjects into the compliant figures—student-entrepreneurs, citizen-consumers and team-workers—requisite to the universal implementation of a form of existence devoted to market imperatives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599058616556,"sku":"9781350375901","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/daa6419cfbab5cd6bd099b6daee4449d.jpg?v=1778024702"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/douglas-spencer.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}