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Title:

Classical architecture : culture fix. / [DVD] / produced and directed by Victoria Taylor.

Format:

[DVD] /

Publisher:

Films for the Humanities & Sciences,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

1 videodisc (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Classicism in architecture
Architecture, Classical--Influence.
Architecture--Orders.

Other Authors:

Taylor, Victoria.
Marlow, Tim, 1963-
British Broadcasting Corporation
Films for the Humanities (Firm)

Other Titles:

Culture fix (Television program)

Notes:

DVD release of the original broadcast on the BBC television program: Culture fix. "BBC worldwide"--Container. Presenter: Tim Marlow ; series producer, Tim Carter ; participants include: Quinlan Terry, Maxwell Hutchison, Dan Cruickshank, Robert Adam, Charles Jencks.

Summary:

Examines the strong and lasting influence of the buildings of the Greek and Roman empires on generations of architects. The program classifies the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian styles of Greece and the Tuscan and composite styles of Rome. Examples are drawn from the ancient world as well as the Renaissance and neo-Classical period, with references to Inigo Jones, Vitruvius, Lord Burlington, Palladio, William Chambers, Robert and John Adams, and John Soanes. Discusses Prince Charles' views and influence on modern architecture.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)173523262

Locations:

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)