The Look of Architecture
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Book Summary Author: Witold Rybczynski Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2003-01-09 ISBN: 0195156331 Number of pages: 144 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA |
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Book Reviews of the The Look of Architecture
Customer Review: The Fickle Nature of Architecture
Summary: 5 Stars
Sir Henry Wotton said, "The end is to build well. Well building hath three conditions: commoditie, firmness and delight."
Commodity- to shelter human activity
firmness- to durably challenge gravity and the elements
delight- to be an object of beauty
Building should last and feel as though they will.
A banal church is a greater failure than a banal factory. The end must direct the operation.
Rybczynski packs this book with a lot of information in a delightful way, making it an easy and enjoyable book.