The Aesthetics of Architecture / / Roger Scruton.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Scruton, Roger,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.) :; 90 halftones. 1 musical example.

A landmark account of architectural theory and practice from acclaimed philosopher Roger ScrutonArchitecture 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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction to the 2013 edition -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: The problem of architecture -- Part I -- 2 Architecture and design -- 3 Has architecture an essence? -- 4 Experiencing architecture -- 5 Judging architecture -- Part II -- 6 Freud, Marx and meaning -- 7 The language of architecture -- 8 Expression and abstraction -- 9 The sense of detail -- 10 Conclusion Architecture and morality -- Part III -- Summary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects