02437nam a22003017a 4500 221611 221611 pucpr 20200227155515.0 032311s2007 vtua bi 001 0 eng 2006027438 9781594771323 1594771324 pucpr eng rda pucpr pucpr CARIBET NA680 B24 2007 720.1 22 Bangs, Herbert 1927- 199337 The return of sacred architecture : the golden ratio and the end of modernism / Herbert Bangs. txt Rochester, Vermont : Inner Traditions , 2007 224 p. ill. 26 cm. rdacontent txt rdamedia n rdacarrier nc Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-217) and index. Intro; 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 "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. 54088 Architecture, Modern 20th century Philosophy. Local 6 NA680 lcc General B24 2007 0 0 lcc 0 0 4 4 33 2011-03-08 amazon 24.95 464357 0 General NA680 B24 2007 91000000022129 2016-05-27 00:00:00 1 34.95 2011-03-08 6