The Indicator: Thinking Architecture… in c. 25 BC

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Browsing Lapham’s Quarterly, I came upon an interesting little article under the heading, “Practice and Theory.” Then I noticed the date, c. 25 BC, Rome—hardly current for online content. I soon realized I was reading a passage from Vitruvius’ On Architecture, one of those texts in the canon of western architecture that I should be familiar with—or at the very least know about. The former I make not claims to. I’m afraid the latter is more the case.

This might come as a shock, but I have not actually read his entire ten-volume treatise. On another note of disappointment, the man’s life remains obscure and I have no intention of making it any less so here. Be that as it may, the passage reproduced here seems relevant in this era of increasing specialization, professional insularity, technology- and theory-driven practices, and unstable business models.

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Cite: Guy Horton. "The Indicator: Thinking Architecture… in c. 25 BC" 10 Feb 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/110811/thinking-architecture%25e2%2580%25a6-in-c-25-bc> ISSN 0719-8884

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