by Mark Gelernter · Manchester University Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780719041297
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«Sources of Architectural Form» is Mark Gelernter's essay on architectural theory (Manchester University Press, paperback, 320 pages, in English).
It surveys Western architectural theory from antiquity to the present and analyzes how the architect generates form. It reviews the main design theories across eight periods, addresses the origin of style, tradition and genius, and relates them to theories of knowledge and education, from Vitruvius to Gropius.
Subtitled «A Critical History of Western Design Theory», the work appeared in 1995 and falls within the categories of history, art and culture.
For students and scholars of architecture and art history, with an interest in design theory.
