rationalism (architecture)
- Scope note
- Certain approaches to architecture that rely on a rethinking of architectural problems rather than on tradition, especially the specific movements in France and England in the 18th and 19th centuries, and in Italy in the 1920s. Adherents of rationalism maintained that architectural structure should take priority over form, ornamentation, and historical reference.
- Date of creation: 14-Oct-2024
Accepted term: 14-Oct-2024