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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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Scruton, Roger (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2013.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.