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If architectural judgment were a city, a city of ideas and forms,
then it is a very imperfect city. When architects judge the success
or failure of a building, the range of ways and criteria which can
be used for this evaluation causes many contentious and discordant
arguments. Proposing that the increase in number and intensity of
such arguments threatens to destabilize the very grounds upon which
judgment is supposed to rest, this book examines architectural
judgment in its historical, cultural, political, and psychological
dimensions and their convergence on that most expressive part of
architecture, namely: architectural character. It stresses the
value of reasoned judgment in justifying architectural form -a
judgment based on three sets of criteria: those criteria that are
external to architecture, those that are internal to architecture,
and those that pertain to the psychology of the architect as
image-maker. External criteria include, philosophies of history or
theories of modernity; internal criteria include architectural
character and architectural composition; while the psychological
criteria pertain to 'mimetic rivalry', or rivaling desires for the
same architectural forms. Yet, although architectural conflicts can
adversely influence judgment, they can at the same time, contribute
to the advancement of architectural culture.
Architectural Type and Character provides an alternative
perspective to the current role given to history in architecture,
reunifying architectural history and architectural design to reform
architectural discourse and practice. Historians provide important
material for appreciating buildings and guiding those who produce
them. In current histories, a building is the product of a time,
its form follows its function, irresistible influences produce it,
and style, preferably novel, is its most important attribute. This
book argues for an alternative. Through a two-part structure, the
book first develops the theoretical foundations for this
alternative history of architecture. The second part then provides
drawings and interpretations of over one hundred sites from
different times and places. Architectural Type and Character: A
Practical Guide to a History of Architecture is an excellent desk
reference and studio guide for students and architectures alike to
understand, analyze, and create buildings.
Architectural Type and Character provides an alternative
perspective to the current role given to history in architecture,
reunifying architectural history and architectural design to reform
architectural discourse and practice. Historians provide important
material for appreciating buildings and guiding those who produce
them. In current histories, a building is the product of a time,
its form follows its function, irresistible influences produce it,
and style, preferably novel, is its most important attribute. This
book argues for an alternative. Through a two-part structure, the
book first develops the theoretical foundations for this
alternative history of architecture. The second part then provides
drawings and interpretations of over one hundred sites from
different times and places. Architectural Type and Character: A
Practical Guide to a History of Architecture is an excellent desk
reference and studio guide for students and architectures alike to
understand, analyze, and create buildings.
If architectural judgment were a city, a city of ideas and forms,
then it is a very imperfect city. When architects judge the success
or failure of a building, the range of ways and criteria which can
be used for this evaluation causes many contentious and discordant
arguments. Proposing that the increase in number and intensity of
such arguments threatens to destabilize the very grounds upon which
judgment is supposed to rest, this book examines architectural
judgment in its historical, cultural, political, and psychological
dimensions and their convergence on that most expressive part of
architecture, namely: architectural character. It stresses the
value of reasoned judgment in justifying architectural form -a
judgment based on three sets of criteria: those criteria that are
external to architecture, those that are internal to architecture,
and those that pertain to the psychology of the architect as
image-maker. External criteria include, philosophies of history or
theories of modernity; internal criteria include architectural
character and architectural composition; while the psychological
criteria pertain to 'mimetic rivalry', or rivaling desires for the
same architectural forms. Yet, although architectural conflicts can
adversely influence judgment, they can at the same time, contribute
to the advancement of architectural culture.
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