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John Ruskin and the Fabric of Architecture (Hardcover)
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John Ruskin and the Fabric of Architecture (Hardcover)
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Through the theoretical lenses of dress studies, gender, science,
and visual studies, this volume analyses the impact John Ruskin has
had on architecture throughout the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries. It explores Ruskin's different ideologies, such as the
adorned wall veil, which were instrumental in bringing focus to
structures that were previously unconsidered. John Ruskin and the
Fabric of Architecture examines the ways in which Ruskin perceives
the evolution of architecture through the idea that architecture is
surface. The creative act in architecture, analogous to the divine
act of creation, was viewed as a form of dressing. By adding highly
aesthetic features to designs, taking inspiration from the 'veil'
of women's clothing, Ruskin believed that buildings could be
transformed into meaningful architecture. This volume discusses the
importance of Ruskin's surface theory and the myth of feminine
architecture, and additionally presents a competing theory of
textile analogy in architecture based on morality and gender to
counter Gottfried Semper's historicist perspective. This book would
be beneficial to students and academics of architectural history
and theory, gender studies and visual studies who wish to delve
into Ruskin's theories and to further understand his capacity for
thinking beyond the historical methods. The book will also be of
interest to architectural practitioners, particularly Ruskin's
theory of surface architecture.
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