In the present state of things architectural, so confused, and with so much that indicates a fast-coming change, it must be not a little interesting to inquire into the work and methods of …
Classical architecture was steeped in values (such as those of Humanism) and it was a great language with a mighty and expansive vocabulary. It was superseded in the 20th …
Classical architecture is made for kings, the gods and the dead, vernacular is meant for ordinary people, for everyday use. Classical and vernacular architecture have more …
PREFACE group from the chisel of an American artist. Allston wrote to Daniel Webster, recommending Greenough to execute a statue of George Washington for the Government; …
CW Condit - Technology and Culture, 1976 - search.proquest.com
Art Deco Architecture in New York, 1920-1940. By Don Vlack. New York: Harper & Row, 1974. Pp. ix+ 179; illustrations. $15.00. Overpromising titles may lead to more than ordinary …
[引用][C]ARCHITECTURE: Oracle in Pearls: Ada Louise Huxtable, able to depict a building in a few memorable words, set the standard for informed and fearless …
S Abercrombie - The American Scholar, 2013 - JSTOR