Heavenly Mansions: And Other Essays on Architecture (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780393318579)

A classic of architectural history and theory, Heavenly Mansions interprets architecture as a reflection of the age in which it flowers, and traces the alternating themes of fantasy and functionalism as exemplified in various styles and in the works of a number of influential men, including Wren, Viollet-le-Duc, William Butterfield, and Le Corbusier. Succinctly summarizing 800 years of viewpoints about architecture, it ranges from Gothic architecture to the Renaissance to the influence of modern abstract art on twentieth-century architecture.

"Each essay is a voyage of discovery. What is so interesting and what makes Mr. Summerson the architectural critic of his generation . . . is [an] aversion to dogma. . . . It is supremely well worth reading."--Spectator

Author: John Summerson
ISBN-10: 0393318575
ISBN-13: 9780393318579
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 10/01/1998
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 7.95h x 5.41w x 0.58d