In his latest book, Robert Harbison offers a novel interpretation of what architectural theory might look like. The title, like everything Harbison selects, is not what it seems at first glance. It is
The pristine, the ruined, the ephemeral, and even the notional are the subject ofRobert Harbison's highly original and admittedly romantic contribution to the literature ofarchitecture. His fresh perc
The pristine, the ruined, the ephemeral, and even the notional are the subject of Robert Harbison's highly original and admittedly romantic contribution to the literature of architecture. His fresh pe
In this discussion of architectural theory, the author offers a portrait of architecture in which use, symbol, and metaphor coexist. The author examines the subject with as few preconceptions as possi
In Travels in the History of Architecture, renowned architectural writer Robert Harbison provides an engaging and concise companion to the great themes and aesthetic movements in architecture from ant
From its beginnings in the seventeenth century, the eccentric and tumultuous forms of the Baroque spread across not only Europe but colonial Latin America and Asia as well. With Reflections on Baroque
Like all of Robert Harbison's works, Eccentric Spaces is a hybrid, informed by the author's interests in art, architecture, fiction, poetry, landscape, geography, history, and philosophy. The subject
For many of us, ruins are alluring, puzzling, and endlessly fascinating. In this elegant book, Robert Harbison seeks to explore why. What is it, he asks, that makes us suspicious of works or histories
