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The aesthetic of ruins
The aesthetic of ruins
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This book constructs a theory of ruins that celebrates their vitality and unity in aesthetic experience. Its argument draws upon over 100 illustrations prepared in 40 countries. Ruins flourish as matter, form, function, incongruity, site, and symbol. Ruin underlies cultural values in cinema, literature, and philosophy. Finally, ruin guides meditations upon our mortality(...)
$189.99
(available to order)
Summary:
This book constructs a theory of ruins that celebrates their vitality and unity in aesthetic experience. Its argument draws upon over 100 illustrations prepared in 40 countries. Ruins flourish as matter, form, function, incongruity, site, and symbol. Ruin underlies cultural values in cinema, literature, and philosophy. Finally, ruin guides meditations upon our mortality(...)
Subject:
Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
Publication:
October 2004, Amsterdam, New York
October 2004, Amsterdam, New York
Title:
The aesthetic of ruins
Actions:
Price:
$189.99
(available to order)
Summary:
This book constructs a theory of ruins that celebrates their vitality and unity in aesthetic experience. Its argument draws upon over 100 illustrations prepared in 40 countries. Ruins flourish as matter, form, function, incongruity, site, and symbol. Ruin underlies cultural values in cinema, literature, and philosophy. Finally, ruin guides meditations upon our mortality and endangered world.
The aesthetic of ruins
Actions:
Price:
$189.99
(available to order)
Summary:
This book constructs a theory of ruins that celebrates their vitality and unity in aesthetic experience. Its argument draws upon over 100 illustrations prepared in 40 countries. Ruins flourish as matter, form, function, incongruity, site, and symbol. Ruin underlies cultural values in cinema, literature, and philosophy. Finally, ruin guides meditations upon our mortality and endangered world.
Form:
books
books
Publication:
October 2004, Amsterdam, New York
October 2004, Amsterdam, New York
Subject:
Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
