................................................................................................................................. iv Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................... v Chapter 1: Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1 The Question of Preservation ................................................................................ 1 Critical Discourse ..................................................................................................... 4 “Green” Architecture .............................................................................................. 6 Chapter 2: Design .................................................................................................................. 8 Frustrating Power Structures ................................................................................. 8 Play Element of Offi cial Architecture ..................................................................... 8 Site Organization .................................................................................................... 12 Mode of Representation ........................................................................................ 15 Architectural Subterfuges ...................................................................................... 16 The Rabble’s Procession ........................................................................................ 20 The Objects and Their Subjects ........................................................................... 20 1. The Rabble’s Ruin .................................................................................... 21 2. The Assembly Chamber ......................................................................... 23 3. The Bankers’ Bridge ................................................................................ 25 4. The Administrative Tower ..................................................................... 28 5. The Guardhouse ..................................................................................... 30 Chapter 3: Conclusion ....................................................................................................... 33 Bibliography .......................................................................................................................... 36