The Architecture of Humanism - A Study in the History of TasteRead Books Ltd, 31.05.2013 - 274 Seiten The Architecture of Humanism offers a brilliant analysis of the theories and ideas behind much of nineteenth- and twentieth-century architecture. It discusses the classical tradition as reflected in the architecture of Renaissance and Baroque Italy and the role given the human body in that tradition. It is recommended reading for all architecture students, and essential for those interested in the revival of classical architecture. |
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... architecture. I soon realised that in the present state of our thought no ... Architecture, it is said, must be 'expressive of its purpose' or 'expressive of ... criticism should become dogmatic. Yet dogmatic criticism is barren, and the ...
... architecture. I soon realised that in the present state of our thought no ... Architecture, it is said, must be 'expressive of its purpose' or 'expressive of ... criticism should become dogmatic. Yet dogmatic criticism is barren, and the ...
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... architecture might take its start. Architecture is a focus where three separate purposes have converged. They are ... criticism of architecture has been confused in its process; it has built up strangely diverse theories of the art ...
... architecture might take its start. Architecture is a focus where three separate purposes have converged. They are ... criticism of architecture has been confused in its process; it has built up strangely diverse theories of the art ...
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... architecture, in the strict sense, as an art. Here, then, are three 'conditions of wellbuilding,' and corresponding to them three modes of criticism, and three provinces of thought. Now what, in fact, is the result? The material data of ...
... architecture, in the strict sense, as an art. Here, then, are three 'conditions of wellbuilding,' and corresponding to them three modes of criticism, and three provinces of thought. Now what, in fact, is the result? The material data of ...
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... architecture, united in practice, are separable, and must be separated, in thought. Criticism of the historical type fails to apply an ideal and consistent analysis, for the insufficient reason that the practice of architecture has, of ...
... architecture, united in practice, are separable, and must be separated, in thought. Criticism of the historical type fails to apply an ideal and consistent analysis, for the insufficient reason that the practice of architecture has, of ...
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... architecture, then, requires logic; but it requires, not less, an ... architecture—its value as an art—may conceivably be found to consist in its firmness, or ... criticism: the first based on construction, the second on convenience, the ...
... architecture, then, requires logic; but it requires, not less, an ... architecture—its value as an art—may conceivably be found to consist in its firmness, or ... criticism: the first based on construction, the second on convenience, the ...
Inhalt
NATURALISMAND THE PICTURESQUE | |
THE MECHANICAL FALLACY | |
THE ETHICAL FALLACY | |
THE BIOLOGICAL FALLACY | |
THE ACADEMIC TRADITION | |
HUMANIST VALUES | |
CONCLUSION | |
ANALYTIC SUMMARY | |
EPILOGUE 1924 | |
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