Theory of Mouldings

by Charles Howard Walker

With the revival of interest in traditional design, practitioners, students, and historians have begun to study and use the vocabulary of forms that so enriched our architectural heritage. This republication of a 1926 study looks at mouldings from historical, practical, aesthetic, and perceptual points of view; Richard Sammons' foreword and a selection of mouldings in use address applications in contemporary architecture. 100 line drawings, 25 photographs

Genres: Architecture, Nonfiction

176 pages, Hardcover

First published July 2, 2007

About the author

Charles Howard Walker was and American architect, designer and educator.

Reviews

[Frank Stein · Rating 2 out of 5]

Strange and repetitive, but I suppose if you want to know more about moulding profiles (you don't) this is the only place to go.

It did give me some perspective on why these little ubiquitous carvings are made the way they are; just little rules on variation, rhythm, shading, and shape help explain why humans find some pleasing and others not.

That said the book is already almost 90 years old and so many of its theories on the origins of moulding profiles are out of date. But what self-respecting architect today is going to come along and write a book on moulding theory to argue with him?