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Differences in the perception of national socialist and classicist architecture
Abstract Eighteen matched facades, nine each of National Socialist and classicist buildings, were rated on 20 scales by 88 German and 61 French-speaking Swiss architects and non-architects (all university students). Q-Factor analysis shows one main factor which could be called ‘Nazi versus classicist style’. R-factor analysis isolated three factors: (1) ‘simplicity and uniformity’, (2) ‘brutality and intimidation’, (3) ‘heaviness and eternity’. Analysis of variance proves that the predominant source of variance is style. The data indicate that Nazi buildings create quite different impressions from their model, the classicist style. Thus, Nazi style must be regarded as a style of its own, closely related to Nazi ideology. It is assumed that ideology is expressed in architecture by means of metaphorical exemplification.
Differences in the perception of national socialist and classicist architecture
Abstract Eighteen matched facades, nine each of National Socialist and classicist buildings, were rated on 20 scales by 88 German and 61 French-speaking Swiss architects and non-architects (all university students). Q-Factor analysis shows one main factor which could be called ‘Nazi versus classicist style’. R-factor analysis isolated three factors: (1) ‘simplicity and uniformity’, (2) ‘brutality and intimidation’, (3) ‘heaviness and eternity’. Analysis of variance proves that the predominant source of variance is style. The data indicate that Nazi buildings create quite different impressions from their model, the classicist style. Thus, Nazi style must be regarded as a style of its own, closely related to Nazi ideology. It is assumed that ideology is expressed in architecture by means of metaphorical exemplification.
Differences in the perception of national socialist and classicist architecture
Espe, Hartmut (author)
Journal of Environmental Psychology ; 1 ; 33-42
1981-01-19
10 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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