Pragmatism and Modern Architecture

by William G. Ramroth Jr.

Architecture is not origami. A drawing cannot be folded in a clever way to make a real building. A picture of a building is no more architecture than a drawing of a sculpture is the sculpture. To exist, the building must be built. A building is the outcome of an idea.

Pragmatism is the philosophy that connects an idea with its result. It measures the success of the idea by its its function, its appearance and its contribution to the environment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786425385
• ISBN13: 9780786425389
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.1" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher