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Available
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Publication
Inner Traditions (2006), 240 pages
Description
"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.
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Based on a view that buildings should reflect nature, Banks explores the ancient and the modern architecture. Finding Modern design lacking in the connection to nature and "God" he suggests that the art go back to its origins.
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
240 p.; 8 inches
ISBN
1594771324 / 9781594771323
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