Classical Architecture for the Twenty-First Century

Jean-François Gabriel

Praise for Classical Architecture for the Twenty-First Century

"That this architect is one of the last graduates of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts…should warrant this particular scrapbook a welcome place on the bookshelves of those teaching, working in or interested in the continuance of the Classical architectural tradition...[A] n armchair grand tour, in the company of an astute tour guide."

—Clem Labine's Period Homes

"[A] richly illustrated, carefully explained introduction to classical architecture… Highly recommended." —Choice

“Beaux Arts take on modern classical architecture—now seen as a broad church including modern masters such as Loos and Wright.”
—Architecture Today

"[D]elightful: . . . Thoughtful, intelligently illustrated, confidently argued, and very beautiful. . . . [A] most welcome and timely volume."
—James Stevens Curl, Apollo: The International Magazine of Art and Antiques

Overview

An exceptionally approachable, thorough, informative guide to the theory and technique of designing classical buildings, as taught by a graduate of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, this book, generously illustrated with sketches, freehand diagrams, renderings, and photographs, gives a lively, contemporary reality to what sometimes seems a remote subject. It is a practical text for learning how to design buildings in the classical tradition today.

About the Author

Jean-François Gabriel, an architect and professor of architecture at Syracuse University, lives in Syracuse, New York.

ISBN: 0-393-73076-X
Winter 2005
Cloth; 240 pages