The Architecture of the Classical Interior (Classical America Series in Art and Architecture) - Hardcover

Semes, Steven W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393730751 ISBN 13: 9780393730753

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2004

Synopsis

The principles of classical architecture applied to the design of interiors, both residential and public.

A practicing architect shows how the elements that constitute the classical interior-wall and ceiling treatments, doors and windows, fireplaces, and stairs-can be composed into rooms satisfying both aesthetic and practical criteria. Historic and contemporary examples illustrate both generic and specific solutions for designers working in the classical tradition today. 25 color, 150 b&w photographs

About this title

About the Author:

Steven W. Semes is Associate Professor at the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture and Academic Director of its Rome Studies Program. A practicing architect for over thirty years, he has designed a wide variety of projects for preservation and new construction throughout the United States. He is also the author of The Architecture of the Classical Interior (Norton) and a contributor to The Elements of Classical Architecture (Norton). His essays and reviews have appeared in the National Trust Forum Journal, Traditional Building, Period Homes, and American Arts Quarterly. He is a Fellow Emeritus of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America.

Review:

“[A] seminal book and will most certainly serve as a springboard to even greater vigor in the growth of the knowledge and practice of traditional architecture, both from the standpoint of sheer volume and from the more significant standpoint of quality.”
- D.V. Marcantonio, American Arts Quarterly

“A practicing architect shows how the elements that constitute the classical interior can be composed into rooms satisfying both aesthetic and practical criteria.”
- New England Antiques Journal

“Comprehensive and crystal clear.”
- New Urban News

“Exploring the rich array of expressions, styles, materials and treatments that have come to define classical interiors, this book reveals an architectural model that is not limited in its artistic possibilities but rather free to assume any numbers of its identities.  Each chapter is dedicated to a particular principle of the classical interior exploring themes that have shaped it throughout history.  Illustrated with photographs, original drawings and plans of historic interiors, uncovering a rich language unique to classical design.”
- Period House

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0393730751
• ISBN 13: 9780393730753
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192