Why architecture matters / Paul Goldberger.

Main entry:

Goldberger, Paul, author.

Title & Author:

Why architecture matters / Paul Goldberger.

Edition:

Revised edition.

Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2022.
©2022

Description:

xvii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Series:

Why X matters

Notes:
Previous edition: 2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Meaning, Culture, and Symbol -- Challenge and Comfort -- Architecture as Object -- Architecture as Space -- Architecture and Memory -- Buildings and Time -- Buildings and the Making of Place -- Afterword: Architecture, Power, and Pleasure

Summary:

'"Architecture begins to matter," writes Paul Goldberger, "when it brings delight and sadness and perplexity and awe along with a roof over our heads." In Why Architecture Matters, he shows us how that works in examples ranging from a small Cape Cod cottage to the vast, flowing Prairie houses of Frank Lloyd Wright, from the Lincoln Memorial to the Guggenheim Bilbao. He eloquently describes the Church of Sant'Ivo in Rome as a work that "embraces the deepest complexities of human imagination." In his afterword to this new edition, Goldberger addresses the current climate in architectural history and takes a more nuanced look at projects such as Thomas Jefferson's academical village at the University of Virginia and figures including Philip Johnson, whose controversial status has been the topic of much recent discourse. He argues that the emotional impact of great architecture remains vital, even as he welcomes the shift in the field to an increased emphasis on social justice and sustainability.'--Publisher description.

ISBN:

9780300267396 paperback
0300267398 paperback

Subject:

Architecture and society.
Architecture Psychological aspects.
Architecture Aesthetics.
Architecture et société.
Architecture Aspect psychologique.
Architecture Esthétique.

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Why X matters.

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