Architecture, Aesthetics, and the Predicaments of Theory

Amir H Ameri

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English

Routledge
25 September 2023

The Arts: General & Reference; History of Art & Design Styles; Theory of architecture; History of architecture; The environment

Series: Routledge Research in Architectural History

Architecture, Aesthetics, and the Predicaments of Theory offers a critical analysis of the methodological constants and shared critical strategies in the history of theoretical discourse on Western architecture. Central to these constants is the persistent role of aesthetics as a critical tool for the delimitation of architecture. This book analyzes the unceasing critical role aesthetics is given to play in the discourse of architecture.

The book offers a close and critical reading of three seminal texts from three different periods in the history of theoretical discourse on Western architecture—the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and 19th-century Romanticism. The first text is Leone Battista Alberti's Ten Books on Architecture of 1452, the next Marc-Antoine Laugier’s An Essay on Architecture of 1753, and last, John Ruskin’s The Seven Lamps of Architecture of 1849. Additional influential texts from, among others, the 20th and 21st centuries are engaged with along the way to locate and contextualize the arguments within the broader discursive tradition of Western architecture.

The book will interest scholars and students of architecture, architectural history and theory, as well as scholars and students of cultural studies, aesthetic philosophy, art history, literary criticism, and related disciplines.

By: Amir H Ameri
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032008011
ISBN 10: 1032008016
Series: Routledge Research in Architectural History
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 25 September 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

I. In Retrospect II. Leone Battista Alberti and the Ten Books on Architecture: From the Beautiful to the Ornamental III. Marc-Antoine Laugier and the An Essay on Architecture: From the True to the Supplemental IV. John Ruskin and the Seven Lamps of Architecture: From Incorporation to Dissolution V. The In/Terminable Return

Amir H. Ameri is Professor of Architecture at the University of Colorado, Denver. He has taught architectural history, theory, and design at various academic institutions throughout the United States. His research and teaching explore the multifaceted dialogue between architecture and culture. His previous book, The Architecture of the Illusive Distance, was published by Ashgate/Routledge.