The end of architecture as an art, on the other nd, is so to arrange the plan, masses and enrichments of a ucture as to impart to it interest, beauty, grandeur, unity, wer.
Architecture thus necessitates the possession by the ilder of gifts of imagination as well as of technical skill, and fat exist, and be harmoniously combined.
From an architectural point of view tu e last is the principal, though not the sole element; and, b cordingly, the theory of architecture is occupied for the most es,rt with aesthetic considerations, or the principles of beauty cc designing.
Thus arose what modern architects are pleased to call " colonial architecture "a designation equally applicable to all the colonial styles, but by usage now con-fined to the old English forms; for the tastes and prejudices of the English followed their political successes throughout the Eastern colonies.
Bulfinch was one of the strongest factors in shaping the architectural tastes of the country.
American architectural periodicals have largely supplanted those of foreign publication; and the reproduction of the best current work, built for and adapted to American uses, together with the ease of intercommunication, are tending to create a unity of architecture over the entire country.
Feeds |
Contact