The Rule and the Model: On the Theory of Architecture and UrbanismWhen it was first published in France in 1980, La Regle et le Modele was awarded the prestigious Grand prix de la critique d'architecture. In this translation of her seminal work on architecture and urbanistic theory, Francoise Choay elucidates the entwined fate of two theoretical genres. One is represented by Alberti's architectural rule book De re aedificatoria, the other by Thomas More's idealizing projection of Utopia. Choay pursues the trajectories of these two genres in order to trace the genealogy of a third, more heterogeneous discourse associated with the term urbanism. |
Contents
THE CHOICE OF WORDS | 1 |
TEXTS ON ARCHITECTURE AND THE CITY | 15 |
III | 29 |
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Common terms and phrases
according Adams aedificatoria aesthetic Alberti allows analysis ancient appears approach architect architecture beauty beginning body building built century Cerdá chapter concept concern considered constitutes construction critical cultural described designate desire devoted discourse domain drawing edifices edition effect Estapé example expression fact figure finally function give hand human ibid importance indicates instaurational institutions later laws London Lopez de Aberasturi means More's narrative nature object operations organization origin Orlandi Paris particular person political practical present principles problem production published Raphael refer relation remains respect role rules scientific situation social society space spatial specific status structure theoretical theory tion tradition trans translation treatise universal urban Utopia Vitruvius writings York
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