Binding: Paperback
Description: What should our buildings look like? Or is their usability more important than their appearance? Paul Guyer argues that the fundamental goals of architecture first identified by the Roman architect Marcus Pollio Vitruvius - good construction functionality and aesthetic appeal - have remained valid despite constant changes in human activities building materials and technologies as well as in artistic styles and cultures. Guyer discusses philosophers and architects throughout history including Alberti Kant Ruskin Wright and Loos and surveys the ways in which their ideas are brought to life in buildings across the world. He also considers the works and words of contemporary architects including Annabelle Selldorf Herzog and de Meuron and Steven Holl and shows that - despite changing times and fashions - good architecture continues to be something worth striving for. This new series offers short and personal perspectives by expert thinkers on topics that we all encounter in our everyday lives.
Title: A Philosopher Looks At Architecture
Author(s): Guyer Paul (Brown University Rhode Island)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Barcode: 9781108820424
Pages: 216 Pages, Worked Examples Or Exercises
Publication Date: 5/20/2021
Series: A Philosopher Looks At
Category: History Of Ideas