The Aesthetics of Architecture /

The Aesthetics of Architecture / / Roger Scruton.

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 thi...

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

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