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The Aesthetics of Architecture
Roger Scruton
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Description for The Aesthetics of Architecture
Paperback. "Paperback reissue, with a new introduction by the author." Num Pages: 320 pages, 90 halftones. 1 musical example. BIC Classification: AMA; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
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 architectural theory, contending that the aesthetic of architecture is, in its very essence, an aesthetic of everyday life. Aesthetic understanding is inseparable from a sense of detail and style, from which the appropriate, the expressive, the beautiful, and the proportionate take their meaning. Scruton provides incisive critiques of the romantic, functionalist, and rationalist theories of design, ... Read more
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 architectural theory, contending that the aesthetic of architecture is, in its very essence, an aesthetic of everyday life. Aesthetic understanding is inseparable from a sense of detail and style, from which the appropriate, the expressive, the beautiful, and the proportionate take their meaning. Scruton provides incisive critiques of the romantic, functionalist, and rationalist theories of design, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691158334
SKU
V9780691158334
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About Roger Scruton
Roger Scruton is a visiting professor at Oxford University, where he is also a Fellow at Blackfriars Hall. His many books include Art and Imagination, Sexual Desire, The Aesthetics of Music, and A Political Philosophy: Arguments for Conservatism.
Reviews for The Aesthetics of Architecture
"Compelling and readable... [O]ne not just to read but to return to and to query with persistence and concentration, a book in fact not to borrow and peruse, but to possess and make one's own."
Anthony Savile, Times Literary Supplement "This book is powerful and unusual... The author combines wide knowledge of both buildings and the main writings on architecture with ... Read more
Anthony Savile, Times Literary Supplement "This book is powerful and unusual... The author combines wide knowledge of both buildings and the main writings on architecture with ... Read more