Entrée principale:

Giordano, Ralph G.

Titre et auteur:

The architectural ideology of Thomas Jefferson / Ralph G. Giordano.

Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina and London : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, ©2012.

Description:

vii, 255 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-248) and index.
A history of Thomas Jefferson's America -- From colonial settlements to a new nation conceived in liberty -- A student of architecture emerges -- The gentleman architect builds a Palladian villa -- A revolutionary architect in pursuit of happiness -- The Declaration of Independence reordered as a Corinthian column -- The Paris education of a professional architect -- A classical revivalist emerges from unrequited love -- The Virginia temple on a hill -- A visual expression of state government -- The new federal city at Washington -- The visual expression of liberty and democracy -- Monticello and Poplar Forest, architecture of geometry -- The secluded studies of spatial relationships An academical village in Virginia -- The blueprint for the American higher education system -- A busy architect still survives -- The Jeffersonian architectural legacy.

Résumé:

"This volume reveals how Jefferson's politics and architecture coexisted and explains how he marked his political maturation through corresponding architectural monuments that reflected his ideals. Consequently, Jefferson provided America with a combined architectural and political ideology with the intention of safeguarding the future of liberty and democracy in America"--Provided by publisher.

Ressources:
Inhaltsverzeichnis

ISBN:

9780786470174 (softcover ; alk. paper)
0786470178 (softcover ; alk. paper)

Sujet:

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Philosophy.
Jefferson, Thomas,
Jefferson, Thomas, Philosophy.
Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826
Symbolism in architecture.
Symbolisme en architecture.
Philosophy.
Architektur

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 293015
Cote: BIB 237612
Statut: Disponible