Reflections: Government encircles
the globe on a journey that places new states alongside antique empires
and contrasts palatial parliaments with modern, sustainable municipal
structures. The result is a beautiful, compelling and revealing
celebration of the most confident statements of national identity. What
buildings better reflect our societies than those that house our
governments?
Government buildings are
dramatic gestures of how cultures perceive themselves. More than this,
they are projections of how they wish to be perceived. Thus, throughout
history, government buildings have been expressions of strength, of
wealth, and of power. Witness the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest, or
the Palace of Westminster. Then, over time, these values came to be
quantified and expressed in new ways, and contemporary architects
responded to the challenge in Tokyo, in Brasilia, in Edinburgh, and
around the world.
The Reflections
series by Roads is a visual exploration of the spaces and buildings that
mirror the cultures in which they play such a crucial part.
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