Factory and Industrial Management, Volume 3John Robertson Dunlap, Arthur Van Vlissingen, John M. Carmody McGraw-Hill publishing Company, Incorporated, 1892 - Engineering |
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Page 602 - To my thinking, however, the mass-composition and the decorative system of a structure such as I have hinted at should be separable from each other only in theory and for purposes of analytical study. I believe, as I have said, that an excellent and beautiful building may be designed that shall bear no ornament whatever; but I believe just as firmly that a decorated structure, harmoniously conceived, well considered, cannot be stripped of its system of ornament without destroying its individuality.
Page 599 - House ... 7 should say that it would be greatly for our aesthetic good if we should refrain entirely from the use of ornament for a period of years, in order that our thought might concentrate acutely upon the production of buildings well formed and comely in the nude.
Page 607 - ... stuck on," so to speak. A little observation will lead one to see that in the former case there exists a peculiar sympathy between the ornament and the structure, which is absent in the latter. Both structure and ornament obviously benefit by this sympathy; each enhancing the value of the other. And this, I take it, is the preparatory basis of what may be called an organic system of ornamentation. The ornament, as a matter of fact, is applied in the sense of being cut in or cut on, or otherwise...
Page 601 - That is to say, a building which is truly a work of art (and I consider none other) is in its nature, essence and physical being an emotional expression.
Page 593 - ... navigation, and hence no warrant for the appropriation by the general Government. The Po, which is so frequently cited as an illustration that the bed is not rising, appears to be much misunderstood. One of our most distinguished United States Engineer officers is quoted as saying : " The river Po has long been leveed, and it is often stated that its bed has risen largely in consequence of levees. The following data will show how unfounded is the statement that the bed has risen by amounts that...
Page 609 - Now, if this spiritual and emotional quality is a noble attribute when it resides in the mass of a building, it must, when applied to a virile and synthetic scheme of ornamentation, raise this at once from the level of triviality to the heights of dramatic expression.
Page 610 - America is the only land in the whole earth wherein a dream like this may be realised; for here alone tradition is without shackles, and the soul of man free to grow, to mature, to seek its own. But for this we must turn again to Nature, and hearkening to her melodious voice, learn, as children learn, the accent of its rhythmic cadences. We must view the sunrise with ambition, the twilight wistfully; then, when our eyes have learned to see we shall know how great is the simplicity of nature, that...
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Page 599 - I take it as self-evident that a building, quite devoid of ornament, may convey a noble and dignified sentiment by virtue of mass and proportion. It is not evident to me that ornament can intrinsically heighten these elemental qualities.
Page 272 - These have increased in size and seaworthiness until they form a fleet which has not its equal upon any inland waters on the face of the globe. Of large capacity and great power, regardless of wind or weather, the steamers of the prevailing type bear their cargoes to and from ports a thousand miles apart, with the regularity and precision of railroad trains, each of them transporting at once more than ten ordinary freight trains. Surely such a commerce deserves every aid and encouragement that can...