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Architects have a grand history of designing excessive and ostentatious structures, often as a display of power, wealth or technical prowess.
From a famous architect's 1780s vision for a cenotaph for Sir Isaac Newton, to a proposal to wrap central Manhattan in a geodesic dome, Colin Bisset gives a cook’s tour of the most grandiose architectural efforts in history.
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- Colin Bisset Architecture and design commentator
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- Check out more instalments of Colin Bisset's Iconic Designs.
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