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The architecture of humanism. A study in the history of taste by Scott Geoffrey. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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1914. — 272 p. The Architecture of Humanism is considered an influential twentieth-century treatise on architecture. In it, Scott attacked Ruskin's condemnation of Renaissance architecture, arguing for a meaningful relationship between architecture and human values (Kleinbauer). He equally chided form-follows-function notion of Louis Sullivan (1856-1924), advocating instead a return to Western classical architecture. Though original in many respects, the book draws upon the art history of Berenson, the writing of Vernon Lee, and the theoretical work of the sculptor Adolf von Hildebrand and the esthetician Theodor Lipps (1851-1914). A personally temperamental and somewhat snobbish man, Scott's genuine breadth of knowledge and creativity (a bed he designed is displayed in the Victoria and Albert Museum) was acknowledged by many.
Who reads The architecture of humanism. A study in the history of taste?
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Scott Geoffrey.
- Language
- EN
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Art, Arts