在《冰山/僵尸和铅笔大楼》马修•索尔斯对金融资本主义提出了控诉，指出它极大地改变了建筑形式以及我们的城市和社会的本质。我们很少认为建筑是当代经济和政治辩论中的一个重要因素，但城市中超薄的 "铅笔大楼"却越来越多，这种建筑利用率极低，超级富豪只是用来存储他们通过投机获得的财富而已。而又大又深的 "冰山 "住宅则将建筑资产延伸到了街道水平面以下的许多层。与此同时，全球各地的社区受困于僵尸和幽灵城市主义，其特点是住宅区无人居住，房产开发半途而废。

了解近年来把建筑用作投资工具这一趋势是如何加速发展的，以及其如何加剧了不平等并导致了世界范围内的金融不稳定。

包括几十张改变我们生活方式的建筑现象的照片和草图。对建筑、设计、经济和了解我们的世界的形成方式感兴趣的人千万不要错过这本书哦。

In Icebergs, Zombies, and the Ultra Thin, Matthew Soules issues an indictment of how finance capitalism dramatically alters not only architectural forms but also the very nature of our cities and societies. We rarely consider architecture to be an important factor in contemporary economic and political debates, yet sparsely occupied ultra-thin "pencil towers" develop in our cities, functioning as speculative wealth storage for the superrich, and cavernous "iceberg" homes extend architectural assets many stories below street level. Meanwhile, communities around the globe are blighted by zombie and ghost urbanism, marked by unoccupied neighborhoods and abandoned housing developments.

Learn how the use of architecture as an investment tool has accelerated in recent years, heightening inequality and contributing to worldwide financial instability.

Includes dozens of photos and drawings of architectural phenomena that have changed the way we live. Essential reading for anyone interested in architecture, design, economics, and understanding the way our world is formed.