02309nam a22002657a 4500003000600000005001700006008004100023010001700064020001800081020001500099040003400114050002000148082001400168100002600182245010600208264005100314300002500365336002000390337001600410338001900426504006400445505130200509520017301811650005901984pucpr20200227155515.0032311s2007    vtua     bi   001 0 eng    a  2006027438  a9781594771323  a1594771324  apucprbengerdacpucprdpucpr00aNA680bB24 200700a720.12221 aBangs, Herbertd1927-14aThe return of sacred architecture :bthe golden ratio and the end of modernism /cHerbert Bangs.htxt  aRochester, Vermont :bInner Traditions ,c2007  a224 p.bill.c26 cm.  2rdacontentbtxt  2rdamediabn  2rdacarrierbnc  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 214-217) and index.  aIntro; Title Page; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents; Foreword by John Anthony West; 1. Introduction: A Radical Revelation; 2. The Scientific Architecture of the Twentieth Century; The Architectural Revolution; The Wasteland; The Architecture of Alienation; 3. Making The Modern Architect; The Failure of the Schools; The Plight of the Practicing Architect; 4. The Materialist Paradigm; A New Model of the Cosmos; Nihilism, Despair, and the Decline of the Arts; 5. The Return of the Spirit; The "Other Tradition"; The New Physics; The Mystical Vision; 6. Intuition and the Creative Mind The Mind and the Unconscious MindThe Practice of Intuition; The Theory of the Archetype; 7. Archetypes of Shelter; The Cave; The Clearing; The Garden; The Presence of Water; The Four Elements; 8. Archetypes of Design; The Principle of Duality; Hierarchy; The Nature of Materials; 9. The Resolution of Form; Form and Function; The Search for Form; The Mathematical Basis of Architecture; 10. Geometry and Number; Recovering the Ancient Tradition; Principles of Sacred Geometry; The Meaning of Proportion; Architectural Examples; 11. Architect and Cosmos; Anthropocosm; Magic and Symbol The Parameters of Inspiration12. A Time of Transition; Principle and Process; Architect and Society; The New Architecture  a"An inspirational call for a return to the tenets of traditional architecture as a remedy for the dehumanizing standards of modern architecture"--Provided by publisher. 0aArchitecture, Moderny20th centuryxPhilosophy.2Local