Scruton Roger
Scruton Roger - The Aesthetics Of Architecture - Paperback
Scruton Roger - The Aesthetics Of Architecture - Paperback
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Description: A landmark account of architectural theory and practice from acclaimed philosopher Roger Scruton 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 and of the Freudian Marxist and semiological approaches to aesthetic value. In a new introduction Scruton discusses how his ideas have developed since the book's original publication and he assesses the continuing relevance of his argument for the twenty - first century.
Title: The Aesthetics Of Architecture
Author(s): Scruton Roger
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Barcode: 9780691158334
Pages: 320 Pages, 90 Halftones. 1 Musical Example.
Publication Date: 4/21/2013
Category: History Of Architecture
Description: A landmark account of architectural theory and practice from acclaimed philosopher Roger Scruton 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 and of the Freudian Marxist and semiological approaches to aesthetic value. In a new introduction Scruton discusses how his ideas have developed since the book's original publication and he assesses the continuing relevance of his argument for the twenty - first century.
Title: The Aesthetics Of Architecture
Author(s): Scruton Roger
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Barcode: 9780691158334
Pages: 320 Pages, 90 Halftones. 1 Musical Example.
Publication Date: 4/21/2013
Category: History Of Architecture
