A fascinating and compelling, beautifully illustrated study of classical architecture and its continuing influence on western building. Table of Contents: Preface; 1. Imitation in Architecture; 2. From Techne to Tectonics; 3. The Classical Order; 4. Character and Style; 5. Common Sense; 6. Tradition and the New; 7. Appendix (selections from Plato, Cicero, Alberti, Hegel and other writers on classical architecture). 54 line drawings, 128 full-color photographs.
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A fascinating and compelling, beautifully illustrated study of classical architecture and its continuing influence on western building. Table of Contents: Preface; 1. Imitation in Architecture; 2. From Techne to Tectonics; 3. The Classical Order; 4. Character and Style; 5. Common Sense; 6. Tradition and the New; 7. Appendix (selections from Plato, Cicero, Alberti, Hegel and other writers on classical architecture). 54 line drawings, 128 full-color photographs.
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