Pevsner Book: Visual Planning and Book Report

Open, View, and/or
Download this Document

Total Length: 1883 words ( 6 double-spaced pages)

Total Sources: 6

Page 1 of 6

An Outline of European Architecture is a standard, general text in the history of Western buildings and is an outstanding example of Pevsner's ability to synthesize the general - the totality of the Western architectural experience - with the specific - an exploration of how specific techniques and materials combine to make each building a unique entity within several larger ordering systems. His work on Modern Design (also in Pioneers of Modern Design) shows his avowed interest for what were then the buildings of the contemporary vanguard. He has been criticized for his once-held view that the generation of ultra-modern architects who thrived during his study - Le Corbusier, the designers at the Bauhaus, etc. - were the logical "end point" to the evolution of architecture...in short that "Modern" architecture was almost the last possible word in building design. The thesis remains fascinating.

Major, individual volumes aside, Pevsner's name will forever be attached to his particular series of "Architectural Guides." In 1951, he began his exhaustive history and guide to English buildings backed by Penguin books.

Stuck Writing Your "Pevsner Book: Visual Planning And" Book Report?

View All Our Example Pevsner Book: Visual Planning and Book Report

Have A Custom Example Essay Written

Though still a practicing academic, he took trips throughout the entire isles and likely saw more buildings than anybody else of his day. His guides provide minute details and informed opinion on all manner of building - landmark, vernacular, or new - in a given geographical range.

My own experience is primarily with his volume on Cambridgeshire. During the Summer of 2004, I was a student at Christ's college in central Cambridge and was totally surrounded by interesting buildings. Pevsner's guide, though at that time slightly out of date, was an incredibly useful way of orienting myself to the city. I was able to learn all manner of arcane facts about the colleges and commercial spaces of the city.

Pevsner's achievement is unbelievable. A new generation of scholars has continued his chronicle of the buildings of England. Thanks to Yale University Press, we can keep abreast of their work......

Show More ⇣

     Open the full completed essay and source list


OR

     Order a one-of-a-kind custom essay on this topic


sample essay writing service

Cite This Resource:

Latest APA Format (6th edition)

Copy Reference
"Pevsner Book Visual Planning And" (2011, March 29) Retrieved May 18, 2025, from
https://www.aceyourpaper.com/essays/pevsner-book-visual-planning-3259

Latest MLA Format (8th edition)

Copy Reference
"Pevsner Book Visual Planning And" 29 March 2011. Web.18 May. 2025. <
https://www.aceyourpaper.com/essays/pevsner-book-visual-planning-3259>

Latest Chicago Format (16th edition)

Copy Reference
"Pevsner Book Visual Planning And", 29 March 2011, Accessed.18 May. 2025,
https://www.aceyourpaper.com/essays/pevsner-book-visual-planning-3259
   

Open, View, and/or
Download this Document
order custom essay example