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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scruton, Roger
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.