The Layman S Guide To Classical Architecture

Author : Quinlan Terry
Publisher : Bokforlaget Stolpe
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9189069811

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The Layman's Guide to Classical Architecture by Quinlan Terry Pdf

Acclaimed British architect Quinlan Terry's guide to more than 2,000 years of classicism in architecture In this beautiful illustrated survey, British architect Quinlan Terry (born 1937) presents his ultimate guide to classical architecture. With intricate and lively sketches, he explains the classical orders of architecture that were created by Vitruvius around 100 AD. The tradition of building using these orders was maintained well into the 20th century, until modernism began to dominate architecture. With this book, Terry, a strong proponent of classical architecture, aims to place focus on the kind of architecture that dominated the field for almost 2,000 years in the West--the vocabulary and heritage of which is known by few today. The book contains a large number of Terry's drawings and sketches from travels, as well as linocuts. Also included are his drawings of such quintessential examples of the use of classical orders as St. Mark's Square and San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice and Inigo Jones' St. Paul's Cathedral in London, alongside drawings of Terry's own structures, such as Brentwood Cathedral in Essex, England. In addition, Terry compares his own studies with those of Andrea Palladio and Vincenzo Scamozzi. Prince Charles, another advocate for classical architecture, who holds Quinlan Terry as his favorite among contemporary architects, provides the preface.

Author : David Watkin
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015063329976

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Radical Classicism by David Watkin Pdf

"Quinlan Terry is at home in every traditional style, from Classical Greek to Roman, Gothic to Renaissance, and Baroque to Neoclassical. And yet, though linked with a long tradition, his work is, for its innovation and invention, inescapably modern. In contradistinction to the "signature buildings" by which leading Modernist architects come to be known - buildings frequently to be marked for their structural weaknesses and impractibility, for their immediate glamour and subsequent physical deterioration - Terry's work stands as an elegant and powerful argument for an architecutre built to last centuries."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : William R. Ware
Publisher : Blurb
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1388183900

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The American Vignola by William R. Ware Pdf

"The American Vignola" includes measured drawings of the great monuments of the ancient, Renaissance, and baroque periods. There is practical instruction on designing vaults, doors, and windows. There are tables of classical orders and guides for drawing and establishing geometrical relations. A student, layman or professional can learn classical architecture from this book; the general reading can sharpen his knowledge and appreciation.

Author : William R. Ware
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-25
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780486137698

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The American Vignola by William R. Ware Pdf

This includes tables of the Classical Orders, measured drawings of monuments, and practical instruction on classical design. 304 illustrations.

Author : William Ware
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1773230573

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The American Vignola by William Ware Pdf

"The American Vignola" includes measured drawings of the great monuments of the ancient, Renaissance, and baroque periods. There is practical instruction on designing vaults, doors, and windows. There are tables of classical orders and guides for drawing and establishing geometrical relations. A student, layman or professional can learn classical architecture from this book; the general reading can sharpen his knowledge and appreciation.

Author : Michael Curtis
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781625859716

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Classical Architecture and Monuments of Washington, D.C.: A History & Guide by Michael Curtis Pdf

For architecture aficinados and historians, this comprehensive view of the statues, monuments and architectural plans of Washington DC provides an exciting insight into our federal city. Author Michael Curtis guides this tour of the heart of the District of Columbia's buildings, statues, and monuments. Classical design formed our nation's capital. The soaring Washington Monument, the columns of the Lincoln Memorial and the spectacular dome of the Capitol Building speak to the founders' expansive vision of our federal city. Learn about the L'Enfant and McMillan plans for Washington, D.C., and how those designs are reflected in two hundred years of monuments, museums and representative government. View the statues of our Founding Fathers with the eye of a sculptor and gain insight into the criticism and controversies of modern additions to Washington's monumental structure.

Author : John Summerson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015026801749

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The Classical Language of Architecture by John Summerson Pdf

Author : Robert Chitham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007-03-14
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136358944

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The Classical Orders of Architecture by Robert Chitham Pdf

This is the only publication that presents a modern interpretation of the Classical Orders. The new edition of this successful title now includes the proportions in both metric and imperial measurements to make the orders more accessible and to provide a valuable reference for designers. The inclusion of both 100-part and 96-part systems of proportion is underpinned by an essay on James Gibbs - one of the 18th century authors of standardized proportioning systems - and his influence in America. Along with additional plates, this book gives a clear introduction to those not familiar with the classical genre and is an easy to follow guide which assists architects, interior designers and conservators with the quality of their design.

Author : John Summeron
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1966-12-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0262690128

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The Classical Language of Architecture by John Summeron Pdf

The author's purpose is to set out as simply and vividly as possible the exact grammatical workings of an architectural language. Classical architecture is a visual "language" and like any other language has its own grammatical rules. Classical buildings as widely spaced in time as a Roman temple, an Italian Renaissance palace and a Regency house all show an awareness of these rules even if they vary them, break them or poetically contradict them. Sir Christopher Wren described them as the "Latin" of architecture and the analogy is almost exact. There is the difference, however, that whereas the learning of Latin is a slow and difficult business, the language of classical architecture is relatively simple. It is still, to a great extent, the mode of expression of our urban surroundings, since classical architecture was the common language of the western world till comparatively recent times. Anybody to whom architecture makes a strong appeal has probably already discovered something of its grammar for himself. In this book, the author's purpose is to set out as simply and vividly as possible the exact grammatical workings of this architectural language. He is less concerned with its development in Greece and Rome than with its expansion and use in the centuries since the Renaissance. He explains the vigorous discipline of "the orders" and the scope of "rustication"; the dramatic deviations of the Baroque and, in the last chapter, the relationship between the classical tradition and the "modern" architecture of today. The book is intended for anybody who cares for architecture but more specifically for students beginning a course in the history of architecture, to whom a guide to the classical rules will be an essential companion.

Author : David Watkin
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0847844900

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The Practice of Classical Architecture by David Watkin Pdf

A thought-provoking architectural monograph on one of the most renowned and original classicist practices today. Quinlan and Francis Terry Architects is a British firm that specializes in new Classical architecture. Their work is a delightful expression--in plaster and marble, in brick and wood, in stone--of exuberant timelessness, where fluted columns rise beside doorways to explode in Corinthian capitals of exquisite craftsmanship and structural integrity. Throughout the work, attention to detail, to craftsmanship, and to reasoned proportions is apparent.Quinlan Terry is at home in every traditional style, from Classical Greek and Roman to the many forms of Gothic and Renaissance. Terry's son and partner, Francis, is recognized as a brilliant talent in his own right and is as highly regarded for his thoughtful design as for his breathtaking architectural drawings. Together, the duo are at the heart of a resurgent interest in an architecture and design that is both livable and inspiring. This book features the firm's work from 2005 to 2015, and includes Kilboy, a country house in County Tipperary, Ireland; Kingsham Farm in Sussex, England; and ongoing work, such as Locuston Estate in Kentucky. It also showcases more than forty master drawings by Francis Terry, renderings that are at once beautiful and expressive of one of the highest aims of architecture--they elevate the soul--much like the houses and spaces built by this extraordinary firm.

Author : William R. Ware
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780486283104

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The American Vignola by William R. Ware Pdf

Ware presents tables of the Tuscan, Ionic, Doric, Corinthian, and Composite Orders; measured drawings of the classic structures; and guides for drawing and designing classical arches, roofs, doors, staircases, walls, and more. 304 illustrations.

Author : Reyner Banham,Charles Beveridge,Henry-Russell Hitchcock,Buffalo Architectural Guidebook
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1981-10-19
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 026252063X

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Buffalo Architecture by Reyner Banham,Charles Beveridge,Henry-Russell Hitchcock,Buffalo Architectural Guidebook Pdf

Buffalo's rich architectural and planning heritage has attracted the attention of several prominent historians, whose work here is accompanied by over 250 illustrations and photographs. For its size, the city of Buffalo, New York, possesses a remarkable number and variety of architectural masterpieces from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: Adler and Sullivan's Prudential building, H. H. Richardson's massive Buffalo State Hospital, Richard Upjohn's Sr. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, five prairie houses by Frank Lloyd Wright, and building by Daniel Burnham, Albert Kahn, and the firms of McKim, Mead, and White, and Lockwood, Green and Company, among others. These structures by prominent "outsiders" served to spur the efforts of local architects, builders, and craftsmen, and all of them built within the context of the city-wide park and parkway system designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. In addition, the city and its environs exhibit representative works by more recent architects, among them Eero and Eliel Saarinen, Walther Gropius, Marcel Breuer, Paul Rudloph, Minoru Yamasaki, and the firm of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. Buffalo's rich architectural and planning heritage has attracted the attention of several prominent historians, capable of the challenge of evaluating its significance. Reyner Banham is one of the world's leading authorities on the theory and practice of architecture, and he has written extensively on design in the industrial age (and Buffalo's innovative manufacturing plants and grain elevators are important exemplars of such design). Charles Beveridge, whose essay covers the park and parkway system, is editor of the Olmsted papers at The American University. And Henry Russell Hitchcock is the dean of American architectural historians, and the organizer of a 1940 exhibition on Buffalo's built environment. Their essays are followed by seven sections that delineate the city's neighborhoods, each provided with a map, neighborhood history, and a full complement of photographs with descriptive building captions. An eighth section, "Lost Buffalo," describes demolished buildings, chief among them Wright's great Larkin administration building, while the remaining sections venture out of town, exploring Erie and Niagara Counties, other parts of Western New York, and southern Ontario.

Author : Marianne Cusato,Ben Pentreath,Richard Sammons,Leon Krier
Publisher : Union Square + ORM
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-09
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781402776229

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Get Your House Right by Marianne Cusato,Ben Pentreath,Richard Sammons,Leon Krier Pdf

“[A] much needed book both for homeowners who want a beautiful and well proportioned house and for the professionals who help them to realize that dream.” —Sarah Susanka, FAIA, architect and author of The Not So Big series and Home by Design Even as oversized McMansions continue to elbow their way into tiny lots nationwide, a much different trend has taken shape. This return to traditional architectural principles venerates qualities that once were taken for granted in home design: structural common sense, aesthetics of form, appropriateness to a neighborhood, and even sustainability. Marianne Cusato, creator of the award–winning Katrina Cottages, has authored and illustrated this definitive guide to what makes houses look and feel right—to the eye and to the soul. She teaches us the language and grammar of classical architecture, revealing how balance, harmony, and detail all contribute to creating a home that will be loved rather than tolerated. And she takes us through the dos and don’ts of every element of home design, from dormers to doorways to columns. Integral to the book are its hundreds of elegant line drawings—clearly rendering the varieties of lintels and cornices, arches and eaves, and displaying “avoid” and “use” versions of the same elements side by side. “This ‘Rosetta stone’ of design will guarantee Cusato a place in the history of twenty-first century American architecture.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer “[Cusato] provides a vision of how we live together and build on our planet, and points out the consequences of flawed building practices not only to our environment, but to our spirit and our soul.” —Michael Lykoudis, Dean, University of Notre Dame School of Architecture

Author : Owen Hopkins
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781780676388

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Architectural Styles by Owen Hopkins Pdf

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Gothic and Gothic Revival, or how to distinguish between Baroque and Neoclassical? This guide makes extensive use of photographs to identify and explain the characteristic features of nearly 300 buildings. The result is a clear and easy-to-navigate guide to identifying the key styles of western architecture from the classical age to the present day.

Author : Robert Adam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1991-04-25
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015047743979

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Classical Architecture by Robert Adam Pdf

In Classical Architecture Robert Adam traces the history of classical design to the present day and provides examples of virtually every one of its applications.