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By a graduate of the ecole des Beaux-Arts, this is an approachable, thorough, informative guide to the theory and technique of designing classical buildings. Generously illustrated, it gives a lively, contemporary reality to what can seem a remote subject.
| ISBN | 039373076X | | Pages | 240 | | ISBN13 | 9780393730760
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | WW Norton & Co | | Weight (grammes) | 1100 | | Imprint | WW Norton & Co | | Published in | New York | | Format | Hardback | | Series title | Classical America Series in Art and Architecture | | Publication date | 26 Apr 2005 | | Height (mm) | 264 | | Library of Congress | NA2760.G24 | | Width (mm) | 223 | | DEWEY | 720.1 | | Spine width (mm) | 23 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Tertiary education, Professional / Scholarly |
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| Ch. 1 | | Ten timeless canons | | 12 | | Ch. 2 | | The language of classical architecture : fifteen things to know | | 36 | | Ch. 3 | | The well-defined space | | 62 | | Ch. 4 | | Design and drawing | | 76 | | | | Color plates | | 81 | | Ch. 5 | | Interior architecture | | 112 | | Ch. 6 | | Facades | | 124 | | Ch. 7 | | Massing | | 142 | | Ch. 8 | | Student projects for restricted sites | | 156 | | Ch. 9 | | Small things | | 170 | | Ch. 10 | | Edges and transitions | | 178 | | Ch. 11 | | Student projects for open sites | | 194 | | Ch. 12 | | A portfolio of recent classical buildings | | 222 |
That this architect is one of the last graduates of the Ecole desBeaux-Arts should warrant this particular scrapbook a welcome place onthe bookshelves of those teaching, working in or interested in thecontinuance of the Classical architectural tradition...[A]n armchairgrand tour, in the company of an astute tour guide.  Be the first to write a customer review
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