John Macarthur (FAHA, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities), is Professor of Architecture at the University of Queensland, Australia, where he teaches history, theory and design. His research focuses on the intellectual history of architecture, particularly the aesthetics of architecture and its relation to the visual arts. He is the author or editor of twelve books and numerous articles.

John MacArthur combines a thorough knowledge of classical aesthetics and art theory, with all its philosophical implications, with a near exhaustive knowledge of modern architectural theory. This book offers much more than an introduction: it brilliantly and inspiringly surveys and synthesises the question of the status of architecture, and is undeniably an obligatory reference from now on.

• List of FiguresPreface and AcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Is Architecture (an) Art?2. Sensing Space3. Discipline, Medium4. The work of architecture5. Values6. Freedom and UtilityAfterwordBibliographyIndex

John Macarthur (FAHA, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities), is Professor of Architecture at the University of Queensland, Australia, where he teaches history, theory and design. His research focuses on the intellectual history of architecture, particularly the aesthetics of architecture and its relation to the visual arts. He is the author or editor of twelve books and numerous articles.

John MacArthur combines a thorough knowledge of classical aesthetics and art theory, with all its philosophical implications, with a near exhaustive knowledge of modern architectural theory. This book offers much more than an introduction: it brilliantly and inspiringly surveys and synthesises the question of the status of architecture, and is undeniably an obligatory reference from now on.

• List of FiguresPreface and AcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Is Architecture (an) Art?2. Sensing Space3. Discipline, Medium4. The work of architecture5. Values6. Freedom and UtilityAfterwordBibliographyIndex