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Classical Architecture: The Poetics of Order

Name: Classical Architecture: The Poetics of Order
Author: Alexander Tzonis
ISBN: 9780262700313

by Alexander Tzonis, Liane Lefaivre

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Overview

This fascinating introduction to classical art and architecture investigates the way classical buildings are put together as formal structures. It researches the generative rules, the poetics of composition that classical architecture shares with classical music, poetry, and drama, and is enriched by a variety of examples and an extensive analysis of compositional rules. The 205 line drawings make up a discourse of their own, a pictorial text that serves as an introductory theory of composition or basic design aid.

Synopsis

This fascinating introduction to classical art and architecture is the first book to investigate the way classical buildings are put together as formal structures.

About the Author, Alexander Tzonis

Liane Lefaivre is Professor and Chair of History and Theory of Architecture, University of Applied Art, Vienna, and Research Associate at the Technical University of Delft.