The aesthetics of architecture /

Scruton, Roger.

The aesthetics of architecture / Roger Scruton - London : Methuen & Co. Ltd., c1979 - x, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction: the problem of architecture -- 2. Architecture and design -- 3. Has architecture and design -- 4. Experiencing architecture -- 5. Judging architecture -- 6. Freud, Marx and meaning -- 7. The language of architecture -- 8. Expression and abstraction -- 9. The sense of detail -- 10. Conclusion: architecture and morality.

The book has both a theme and a thesis. It is designed, first, to introduce the subject of aesthetics to those who have an interest in architecture, second, to explain the nature and value and aesthetics taste.

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DESIGN AND PLANNING

NA 2500 .S37 1979