This original collection examines how architectural ideas, social models and building forms circulate round the world and become adapted to local conditions. The book shows how types such as skyscrapers, mosques or living history museums are imported, adapted and contested in different societies.

This original collection examines how architectural ideas, social models and building forms circulate round the world and become adapted to local conditions. The book shows how types such as skyscrapers, mosques or living history museums are imported, adapted and contested in different societies.