Architectural needs of South Africa

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Baker, Herbert, Sir, 1862-1946

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The purpose of this paper is to plead for the revival in the laying out and designing of our cities and buildings of those principles of largeness of conception, restraint, and subordination of detail to a central idea which inspire what has sometimes been called "the grand manner" of architecture.

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Includes discussion of the history of architecture and urban planning in Europe, and what should be done in South Africa.

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Grand Manner, Richelieu, Cardinal, Blomfield, Reginald, L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825., Gothic revival, Renaissance architecture, Ruskin, John, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, Egyptian architecture, French towns, Urban design, English towns, South Africa, Classical architecture, South African landscape design, Acropolis, Versailles

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