The Golden City: An Argument for Classical Architecture

by Henry Hope Reed

Book Overview

A controversial manifesto on the role of classical principles in architecture critically examined for relevance today.

First published in 1959, The Golden City is a seminal, critical document that developed one of the earliest and most compelling arguments against the then-dominant hegemony of modernism by reawakening interest in the value of our country's built patrimony, particularly with respect to its notable classical architecture,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580935397
• ISBN13: 9781580935395
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Monacelli Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.2" x 11.6"