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Architecture, Liberty and Civic Order: Architectural Theories from Vitruvius to Jefferson and Beyond.
From a the preface:
>The topic here is the modern city within the classical tradition that runs back almost three millennia. In this tradition the good city imitates the order, harmony, and proportionality of nature, which is the same source that is imitated by an architecture that seeks beauty as a compliment to the good and understands that architecture is a civic art.
>Today architecture is considered a fine art and the architect a creative artist who obeys the irresistible influences of the Zeitgeist to make a building that is “of its time” while fulfilling the demands of the client. This scheme absolves the architect for what he produces.