Architectural composition : an attempt to order and phrase ideas which hitherto have been only felt by the instinctive taste of designers (1908)
Robinson, John Beverley, 1853- · New York : Van Nostrand · leaf 229
means comparison, and comparison means observation; and he who has learned to observe and compare is ina position toverify the gen-eral statementsthat have beenmade, and tocriticise ration-ally and notarbitrarily. Thepower to judgecomes with thepower to ob-serve and class-ify, so that thereaders of… … Fig. 149.Rathiiaus, Vientna. The serious defect is the antagonism between theil parts and the general strongly marked hori-zontal disposition of the building. COMPARISON AX I) CRITICISM 213 After what has been said, it will be easy for any one whohas fully digested it to recognize parallel motives…
Architecture -- Composition, proportion, etc · Building
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