THE AESTHETICS OF ARCHITECTURE ROGER SCRUTON i METHUEN & CO. LTD LONDONFirst published in 1979 by Methuen & Co Ltd 11 New Fetter Lane, London nce 48 © s979 Roger Seruton Printed im Great Britain by W & J Mackay Limited, Chathant 158 0 426 85970 4 (hardbound) 15BN 0 416 85980 1 (Paperback) All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utlized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, ot in any information storage or retrieval sys tem, without permission in writing from the publishers, Die Menschheit hat ihre Warde verloren, aber die Kunst hat sie gerettet und aufbewahrt in bedeutenden Steinen. SCHILLER (Mankind has lost its dignity, but Art has recovered it and, ‘conserved it in significant stones.)CONTENTS Acknowledgments vii Preface ix 1 Introduction: The problem of architecture 1 Parti 2 Architecture and design 23 3 Has architecture an essence? 37 4 Experiencing architecture 71 5 Judging architecture 104 6 Freud, Marx and meaning 137 7 The language of architecture 158 Expression and abstraction 179 9 The sense of detail 206 ¥ 10 Conclusion: Architecture and morality 237 PART I ¥ Summary 259 ‘Notes 265 Bibliography 291 Index of names 293 Index of subjects 298