The Old Way of Seeing: How Architecture Lost Its Magic (and How to Get It Back)

Hale, Jonathan

ISBN 10: 0395605733 ISBN 13: 9780395605738

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1994

Language: English

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Sorcover book in VERY GOOD condition. 1st edition, 1994. Crease on back cover. Slightly bumped corners. Actual book is pictured. See images provided. Tight binding. All pages clean without any markings or folds. 241 pages with b&w photos and drawings. Synopsis This fresh and provocative book answers a question that countless people have asked about our man-made world: How did things get so ugly? We have all admired the natural grace of old buildings and wondered why modern architects seem to have such a hard time creating their equal. We live in a time when only a few gifted and dedicated teams of designers can produce buildings that approach the beauty of these that eighteenth-century carpenters created all by themselves. What went wrong? In this fascinating tour of our buildings and our social history, Jonathan Hale examines the historical moment in the 1830s when builders and architects began to lose their sense of surety about what they were doing. He explores the societal pressures that turned buildings from pure efforts at expression into structures laden with symbols. Most important, he uncovers - in terms the lay reader can easily understand - the principles that animate great architecture, no matter what its style or period.

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Title: The Old Way of Seeing: How Architecture Lost Its Magic (and How to Get It Back)
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Date: 1994
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0395605733
ISBN 13: 9780395605738
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Very Good

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Demonstrating the ideas that make great architecture possible, an architectural critic charts the course of the art, showing how architects lost their sure course around 1830 and explaining how to recapture the basics that can improve our visual environment

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