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The Modern Movement, Structural Honesty, and Environmental Verity
‘Modern Architecture’ has been burdened, at least by its more earnest disciples, with unnecessary and unhelpful moral principles, particularly honesty in the use of structures and materials. Many of its problems could have been overcome by ‘faking’, which was common in Roman and Renaissance architecture.
The Modern Movement, Structural Honesty, and Environmental Verity
‘Modern Architecture’ has been burdened, at least by its more earnest disciples, with unnecessary and unhelpful moral principles, particularly honesty in the use of structures and materials. Many of its problems could have been overcome by ‘faking’, which was common in Roman and Renaissance architecture.
The Modern Movement, Structural Honesty, and Environmental Verity
Cowan, Henry J. (author)
Architectural Science Review ; 35 ; 97-100
1992-09-01
4 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
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