Ambiguities in Terminology and Taxonomy as Factors in the Marginalization of Architectural Styles

Although the architectural canon has a reputation as a conservative monolithic corpus, its alleged hostility to novel approaches and readings cannot be regarded as the only factor responsible for the difficulties concerning its extension. Due to inherent complexities, myriad interpretations, and a...

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Publicado en:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/abe,
Autor Principal: Depelchin, Davy
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicado: ABE Journal 2012
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Acceso en liña:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Résumé:Although the architectural canon has a reputation as a conservative monolithic corpus, its alleged hostility to novel approaches and readings cannot be regarded as the only factor responsible for the difficulties concerning its extension. Due to inherent complexities, myriad interpretations, and a lack of uniformity in the different research areas, certain architectural styles are in part responsible themselves for their exclusion. Taking the architectural practice of orientalism as an examp...