Classic foundations : purpose and tradition in architecture

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  • Author: Westfall, Carroll William
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    Recorded Books, LLC.

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    Crescite Group, LLC.

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    OneClick Digital (Firm)

    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
    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, MD , [Prince Frederick, Md.] , Recorded Books , [Distributed by] OneClick Digital
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781470332594

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Recorded Books, LLC.

Crescite Group, LLC.

OneClick Digital (Firm)

Abstract

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

Genre
Art and architecture
Publisher (Source)

Prince Frederick, MD

[Prince Frederick, Md.]

Recorded Books

[Distributed by] OneClick Digital

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