John Ruskin

Classic work by the great Victorian expresses his deepest convictions about the nature and role of architecture and its aesthetics. This authoritative edition includes reproductions of the 14 original plates of Ruskin's superb drawings of architectural details from such structures as the Doge's Palace in Venice to the Cathedral of Rouen.

The Seven Lamps of Architecture

Safiya 

One of the best architecture related essays,it is an antithesis to the actual architecture praxis,getting gradually far from its original train-train. What is even interesting, is the fact that Ruskin is one of the Art Nouveau forerunners, by reading this essay one explores the globality of his thoughts,guaranteeing a better understanding for his whole ideas ! 
To my big surprise, Ruskin is one of the first architects who fought for sustainability, and supported Frampton's paradigm of critical regionalism before it was cool...looking forward getting the stones of Venice !

The Seven Lamps of Architecture

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