What is it about?
It presents different scientific points of view concerning the idea of progress in architecture, urbanism, science, culture, philosophy and arts. There are almost 70 chapters considering how Progress, its theories and practices evolved through time since the 18th century, how it was theorized, practised and perceived in different cultures.
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Why is it important?
It is a multidisciplinary scientific survey that allows the changing of perspectives according to different sciences
Perspectives
This book, as other of the same PHI collection, promotes the dialogue among scientists, all concerned with sharing their knowledge and accepting the challenges presented by different perspectives. It is aimed both at academia as to the general public.
Professor Maria do Rosario Monteiro
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Share and exchange ideas, visions of the past and the future and research results applicable to Architecture, Urban Planning, Design, Arts and Humanities, Engineering, Social and Natural Sciences and Technology, amongst others, on the importance of harmony and proportion as subjects that define, differentiate, and unite identities
PhD Professor with Aggregation Mario Say Ming Kong
Lisbon School of Architecture, Universidade de Lisboa
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This page is a summary of: Progress(es) – Theories and Practices, September 2017, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1201/9781351242691.
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