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The Aesthetics of Architecture /

Architecture is distinguished from other art forms by its sense of function, its localized quality, its technique, its public and nonpersonal character, and its continuity with the decorative arts. In this important book, Roger Scruton calls for a return to first principles in contemporary architect...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Scruton, Roger
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The problem of architecture
  • Architecture and design
  • Has architecture an essence?
  • Experiencing architecture
  • Judging architecture
  • Freud, Marx and meaning
  • The language of architecture
  • Expression and abstraction
  • The sense of detail
  • Conclusion: Architecture and morality.