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Between Mechanics and Architecture: The Quest for the Rules of the Art

In: Masonry Structures: Between Mechanics and Architecture

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  • Salvatore D’Agostino

    (Centro Interdipartimentale di Ingegneria per i Beni Culturali, Facoltà di Ingegneria)

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The ancient conception of construction, from the fourth millennium b.c. through the entire eighteenth century a.d., was based on the transmission of the ‘rules of the art’ of building. In the nineteenth century it was based on the development of mechanics applied to construction. It was revolutionised in the twentieth century by the creation of construction science and industrial material. Ancient architecture is now re-read in terms of mechanics, with the serious risk of betraying the ancient concepts. Instead, these should be examined with the aim of discerning the rules that governed the original construction.

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  • Salvatore D’Agostino, 2015. "Between Mechanics and Architecture: The Quest for the Rules of the Art," Springer Books, in: Danila Aita & Orietta Pedemonte & Kim Williams (ed.), Masonry Structures: Between Mechanics and Architecture, edition 1, pages 1-19, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-13003-3_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-13003-3_1
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