The Aesthetics of Architecture by Roger Scruton (Princeton Essays on the Arts; Princeton University Press 1979) is a seminal book on architectural aesthetics and philosophy.
This book establishes architectural aesthetics as a legitimate subject of philosophical inquiry. Characterizing the ‘aesthetic understanding’ of architecture as a rational and conscious activity, Roger Scruton maintains that much contemporary architectural theory mistakes the nature of its subject and that a return to first principles is necessary. Consequently, he develops a theory of aesthetic judgment and its place in the understanding of buildings and in practical matters generally. In applying this theory to architecture, he argues for both the objectivity and the moral significance of aesthetic taste. As a result many ways of building can be shown to be right and others wrong.
– Roger Scruton, The Aesthetics of Architecture (Princeton University Press, 1979), excerpt from the book description
The text is in English. The book is illustrated with some black-and-white photographs.
Our copy in stock is in nice condition. The pages are clean, some underlines, and the previous owner’s signature on the first flyleaf. There is some toning on the edges of the pages. The glueing of the binding is fine. The covers show some signs of shelf wear and use. There is an old price sticker on the back cover.
