Architectural Ornament: Banishment and Return

Architectural Ornament: Banishment and Return

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Book Description
Embellishment is a basic human desire. Why was it banished from modern architecture? Architectural Ornament reveals the fascinating interplay of art, society, politics, and commerce from antiquity through modernism and explains ornament's near demise and recent revival. It is a stunningly documented argument against artistic chauvinism and a lively survey of modern architecture.

About the Author
Brent C. Brolin, author of four books of architectural criticism, lives in New York City.

Architectural Ornament: Banishment and Return,Brent C. Brolin,W. W. Norton & Company,0393730468,Architectural Detail,Architecture,Decoration & Ornament,Decoration and ornament, Archi,Decoration and ornament, Architectural,History,Interior Design - General,Theory of architecture

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