An Inquiry Into Some Of The Conditions At Present Affecting The Study Of Architecture In Our Schools - Softcover

John Ruskin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371230853 ISBN 13: 9780371230855

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

An Inquiry Into Some Of The Conditions At Present Affecting The Study Of Architecture" In Our Schools by John Ruskin. The work presents a critical address delivered to the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1865 and later published in 1866. Ruskin argues that architectural education ought to cultivate the life of the individual spirit and its unity with the formal laws of design, rather than merely teaching imitation. He laments modern urban spaces that Valorize machinery and commerce at the expense of beauty, and condemns a culture driven by vanity and wealth that produces only superficial or “false” art. The author advocates direct study of nature, a strong grounding in sculpture, and a deep engagement with myth and the human condition as essential to true art. He calls for educational reform, including separate pathways for engineers and sculptors, a disciplined curriculum, and a curated set of models drawn from antiquity and classic sculpture rather than contemporary fashions. The aim is a stern, serious education that resists vice and reclaims architecture as noble, meaningful habitation.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371230853
• ISBN 13: 9780371230855
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48