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Court & Garden: From the French Hôtel to the City of Modern Architecture

Court & Garden: From the French Hôtel to the City of Modern Architecture

Dennis, Michael

Hardcover

General ArchitectureArchitecture HistoryRegional Architecture

Publisher Price: $45.00

ISBN10: 1966515235
ISBN13: 9781966515234
Publisher: Oro Editions
Published: Nov 11 2025
Pages: 336
Weight: 8.25
Height: 1.20 Width: 8.70 Depth: 11.30
Language: English
The French Hôtel, an aristocratic Paris townhouse, is to the art of the plan as the Venetian Palace is to the art of the facade--the quintessential level of architectural achievement.

The development of the hôtel between approximately 1550 and 1800 chronicles the formal transformation from an embedded urban building type to a free-standing suburban building type; it also illuminates the social transformation from total emphasis on the public realm under Louis XIV, to the dominance of private life in our time. In contrast to the principles of continuity and regularity of classical buildings, the design principles of the hôtels were based on discontinuity and irregularity, allowing freer, more adaptable architectural compositions. The French Hôtel is a direct ancestor of the modern free-plan, thus enabling a rich contemporary architectural vocabulary.

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