Classical Architecture for the Twenty-first Century
Author | : J. François Gabriel |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780393730760 |
[A] richly illustrated, carefully explained introduction to classical architecture... Highly recommended. --Choice
Classical Architecture
Author | : Robert Adam |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 1991-04-25 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
In Classical Architecture Robert Adam traces the history of classical design to the present day and provides examples of virtually every one of its applications.
The Lost Meaning of Classical Architecture
Author | : George L. Hersey |
Publisher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780262580892 |
By analyzing this poetry - the tropes founded on the Greek terms for ornamental detail - he reconstructs a classical theory about the origin and meaning of the orders, one that links them to ancient sacrificial ritual and myth.
The Classical Orders of Architecture
Author | : Robert Chitham |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2007-03-14 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1136358943 |
This is the only publication that presents a modern interpretation of the Classical Orders. The new edition of this successful title now includes the proportions in both metric and imperial measurements to make the orders more accessible and to provide a valuable reference for designers. The inclusion of both 100-part and 96-part systems of proportion is underpinned by an essay on James Gibbs - one of the 18th century authors of standardized proportioning systems - and his influence in America. Along with additional plates, this book gives a clear introduction to those not familiar with the classical genre and is an easy to follow guide which assists architects, interior designers and conservators with the quality of their design.
Classical Architecture
Author | : Demetri Porphyrios |
Publisher | : Andreas Papadakis Publishers |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
A perceptive exploration of the art of building tracing it back to its roots in the ancient world. This is both a pedagogic and critical book with implications for the theory of style history and practice of architecture.
The Routledge Handbook on the Reception of Classical Architecture
Author | : Nicholas Temple |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 583 |
Release | : 2019-11-01 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1351693859 |
This is the first comprehensive study of the reception of classical architecture in different regions of the world. Exploring the impact of colonialism, trade, slavery, religious missions, political ideology and intellectual/artistic exchange, the authors demonstrate how classical principles and ideas were disseminated and received across the globe. By addressing a number of contentious or unresolved issues highlighted in some historical surveys of architecture, the chapters presented in this volume question long-held assumptions about the notion of a universally accepted ‘classical tradition’ and its broadly Euro-centric perspective. Featuring thirty-two chapters written by international scholars from China, Europe, Turkey, North America, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand, the book is divided into four sections: 1) Transmission and re-conceptualisation of classical architecture; 2) Classical influence through colonialism, political ideology and religious conversion; 3) Historiographical surveys of geographical regions; and 4) Visual and textual discourses. This fourfold arrangement of chapters provides a coherent structure to accommodate different perspectives of classical reception across the world, and their geographical, ethnographic, ideological, symbolic, social and cultural contexts. Essays cover a wide geography and include studies in Italy, France, England, Scotland, the Nordic countries, Greece, Austria, Portugal, Romania, Germany, Poland, India, Singapore, China, the USA, Mexico, Brazil, New Zealand and Australia. Other essays in the volume focus on thematic issues or topics pertaining to classical architecture, such as ornament, spolia, humanism, nature, moderation, decorum, heresy and taste. An essential reference guide, The Routledge Handbook on the Reception of Classical Architecture makes a major contribution to the study of architectural history in a new global context.
Classical Architecture
Author | : Thomas Gordon Smith |
Publisher | : G.M. Smith |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |