Building Paradise - Episodes in Paradisiacal Thinking

A sweeping historical study, Building Paradise, seeks to construct a garden ethic for the design arts. It is an ethic predicated on the idea that-with our recent ecological and biological insights-we can build more intelligently and more creatively than the status quo of current design practices.

List of contents

FOREWORD by Klaske Havik PREFACE 1. IMAGINING PARADISE 2. DIVINE CITIES 3. ORACLES AND AUGURY 4. PARADISES OF FAITH 5. RENAISSANCES 6. PARADISE GARDENS 7. SIMPLY BAROQUE 8. NEW ARCADIA 9. EDEN REVISITED 10. BRAVE NEW WORLD 11. CHARTEUSE INTERMEZZOS 12. THE PASSAGE OF MODERNISM EPILOGUE: THE GARDEN-ETHIC

About the author

Harry Francis Mallgrave is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus from Illinois Institute of Technology and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. He received his PhD in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, and over the years he has enjoyed a career as teacher, scholar, editor, translator, and architect.

Summary

A sweeping historical study, Building Paradise, seeks to construct a garden ethic for the design arts. It is an ethic predicated on the idea that—with our recent ecological and biological insights—we can build more intelligently and more creatively than the status quo of current design practices.

Product details

• Authors: Harry F Mallgrave, Harry Francis Mallgrave, Mallgrave Harry Francis
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781032014012
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3201401-2
• No. of pages: 286
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; ARCHITECTURE / History / General, ARCHITECTURE / Criticism, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, City & town planning - architectural aspects, History of Architecture, Theory of architecture, City and town planning: architectural aspects