The Classical Vernacular: Architectural Principles in an Age of Nihilism [Hardcover]

Roger Scruton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1995 | ISBN-10: 0312125011 | ISBN-13: 978-0312125011

In this book, Roger Scruton looks at the work of 19th- and 20th-century architects and appraises their achievement and the values that inform it in relation to those of us who live in, or alongside, their structures.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 158 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (April 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312125011
• ISBN-13: 978-0312125011
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,290,012 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars mind opening, August 6, 1999

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This review is from: The Classical Vernacular: Architectural Principles in an Age of Nihilism (Hardcover)

this book is a collection of essays, but it's a terrific, accessible introduction to classical architecture. it's also an exciting polemic. by the time scruton's done, you're likely to have far less patience for the cant of modern (and post- and neo- and deconstructionist) architecture than you probably had before. part of what scruton argues is that classicism is the language of western architecture; that anything, more or less, can be said in this language; that like all languages it's forever evolving; and that the attempt to forsake it is akin (my image) to forsaking english in order to speak esperanto. it doesn't and won't work. first-rate, fun to read, stimulating. if only more architects, architecture profs, and journalists would read it!