Charney, Igal

Bio Sketch

[2-4 sentences: who they are, when they worked, disciplinary home, why they matter.]

Key Works

• *The politics of design: architecture, tall buildings and the skyline of central London* (2007) — examines how Mayor Ken Livingstone used iconic architecture and star architects to legitimize tall buildings in central London, shifting the debate from whether to where and how.

Key Concepts

Concepts associated with this author that have pages in this wiki:

• iconic-architecture
• star-architecture

Relevance to Geoffrey's Research

Charney provides empirical evidence of how urban entrepreneurialism harnesses iconic architecture to override conservation opposition — a case study of the political mechanisms behind the iconic turn, directly relevant to the Iconic & Star Architecture cluster.

Source Support

Source notes in this wiki drawn from this author's work:

• Charney 2007 Politics Design London Skyline