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Classic foundations : purpose and tradition in architecture

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  • Author: Westfall, Carroll William
    Contributor: Recorded Books, LLC.; Crescite Group, LLC.; OneClick Digital (Firm)
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2012
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    Copyrighted
    2012
    Summary:

    Professor Carroll William Westfall delves into the classical principles of Western architecture, exploring features such as ornamentation, decoration, and innovation.

    Contents:
    • Architecture, civil society, and tradition
    • The beauty of architecture within the world we inhabit
    • The necessity of ornament and decoration
    • The form and figure of man and the necessity of innovation
    • The assault on imitations and its results
    • New materials, the machine analogy, and novelty
    • Judgment, beauty, and nature
    • On fine arts, civic arts, and the art of building cities.
    Genre:
    Art and architecture
    Sujets: Aesthetics | Architecture | Architecture and society | Building materials | Details | Philosophy
    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, MD, [Prince Frederick, Md.], Recorded Books, [Distributed by] OneClick Digital
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781470332594