Classical Architecture
The Poetics of Order
$103.68
- Paperback
318 pages
- Release Date
16 October 1986
Summary
This fascinating introduction to classical art and architecture is the first book to investigate the way classical buildings are put together as formal structures. It researches the generative rules, the poetics of composition that classical architecture shares with classical music, poetry, and drama, and is enriched by a variety of examples and an extensive analysis of compositional rules. The 205 line drawings make up a discourse of their own, a pictorial text that serves as an introductory…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262700313 |
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| ISBN-10: | 026270031X |
| Author: | Alexander Tzonis, Liane Lefaivre |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 318 |
| Release Date: | 16 October 1986 |
| Weight: | 431g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 18mm |
| Series: | Classical Architecture |
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“Classical Architecture is surely the first work in English to attempt to assemble, classify, and demystify the ill-understood legacy of classical lore which is, in many respects, the very basis of architecture in the West.” Kenneth Frampton
About The Author
Alexander Tzonis
Alexander Tzonis taught at Harvard from 1967 to 1981 and is the author of several books on architecture and design.Liane Lefaivre is Professor and Chair of History and Theory of Architecture, University of Applied Art, Vienna, and Research Associate at the Technical University of Delft.
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