Table of Contents

List of Figures Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: The Wide Conversation Surrounding Architecture 1. Hunting and Gathering 2. Home in the World Part II: The System of the (Fine) Arts 3. The Fine Art Members’ Club: Architecture’s Candidature 4. Imagination and Combobulation 5. Imagination Unhinged 6. Architecture: Beauty in Service Part III: The Medium of Architecture 7. The Medium of Architecture: From Philosophy to Criticism 8. The Scale of the Tasks 9. Concluding Remarks Bibliography Index

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Places philosophical aesthetics at the heart of thinking about, and looking at, architecture and argues why we should consider it as a fine art.

About the Author

Edward Winters is the former Co-Director of History and Theory of Architecture at the University of Westminster, UK. He is the author of Aesthetics and Architecture (2007).

Reviews

Edward Winters is not only an excellent scholar but also a gifted writer. This rich, lucid, and accessible book is a must-read for anyone interested in the philosophy of architecture.
*Hans Maes, Senior Lecturer of History and Philosophy of Art, University of Kent, UK*

In Architectural Aesthetics, Edward Winters answers the question: what is the art of architecture by delving into the motivation for building, and the experience of occupying and appreciating architectural works. The result is a strikingly original approach to its subject.
*Robert Stecker, Professor of Philosophy, Central Michigan University, USA*