Aesthetics of Architecture 2e

Name: Aesthetics of Architecture 2e
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ISBN: 9780691158334

ISBN-10: 0691158339

ISBN-13: 9780691158334

Edition: 2013 (Revised)

Authors: Roger Scruton

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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…

Book details

Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 4/21/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English



Introduction to the 2013 Edition


Acknowledgments


Preface



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





Summary


Notes


Bibliography


Index of Names


Index of Subjects