A classic text in architectural and art historical theory.
Reissued in trade format with a new introduction, The Architecture of Humanism offers a brilliant analysis of the theories and ideas behind much of nineteenth- and twentieth-century architecture. It discusses the classical tradition as reflected in the architecture of Renaissance and Baroque Italy and the role given the human body in that tradition. It is recommended reading for all architecture students, and essential for those interested in the revival of classical architecture.
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A new edition of this minor classic of architectural criticism is welcome not only because it is still worth reading but also because it is so apposite, for the architectural situation a hundred years ago was similar to our own. . . .In a period such as our own, where architecture is so dominated by conceptual interpretations, by a seemingly endless succession of -isms, it is useful to be reminded that buildings are—or should be— made to be experienced and enjoyed. (Witold Rybczynski - The New York Review of Books )
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Henry Hope Reed is founder and president of Classical America and is the author of numerous books, including The Golden City and The New York Public Library. He lives in New York City.
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This review is from: The Architecture of Humanism: A Study in the History of Taste (Paperback)
Since Notre Dame has the only classical architecture school curriculum in the country, it is obvious why this is required reading for entering students. This is an impassioned defense of the humanist tradition, written just before the Modernist deluge. Anyone interested in the theory behind classical architecture should buy this book. It clearly demolishes fallacies of art criticism committed even today.
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I read this book over thirty years ago when I was an architecture student at the University of Oregon and had a dificult time undestanding the text. I tried to read it again about ten years after graduation and couldn't develop any excitement or enthusiasm for the book. It is very difficult to understand and is written in somewhat tedious style.
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Where are my missing pages???!!!!,
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I'm reading this book for History or Arch class and have a paper due in two days. I get to page 146 and the next page is 163??? What gives??? How am I supposed to get this read and right a paper on it now??????
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- The Stones Of Venice by John Ruskin on page 105, and Back Matter
- The Decoration of Houses (Classical America Series in Art and Architecture) by Edith Wharton in Front Matter
- Man as Hero: The Human Figure in Western Art by Pierce Rice in Front Matter
- Elements of Architecture Collected from the Best Authors by Sir Henry Wotton in Front Matter
- New York Public Library: Its Architecture and Decoration (The Classical America series in art and architecture) by Henry Hope Reed in Front Matter
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- Back to Nature: The Arcadian Myth in Urban America by Peter J. Schmitt on page 191, and page 221
- Modernism and the Architecture of Private Life (Gender and Culture Series) by Victoria Rosner in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Historic Preservation: Collective Memory and Historic Identity by Diane Barthel in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Literary and Cultural Spaces of Restoration London by Cynthia Wall in Back Matter
- Making Place: State Projects, Globalisation and Local Responses in China (UCL) by Stephan Feuchtwang on page 196
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