Work

On the Art of Building in Ten Books

1485

Alberti's De re aedificatoria, the first printed architectural treatise of the Renaissance, recast Vitruvius as a prescriptive humanist theory of design and beauty (concinnitas).

Dwelling Power Production

Details

Type: Text

Classifications

Holder: Individual
Source of authority: Reason
Subject: Human centred
Political position: Hegemonic
Degree of codification: Highly codified
Mode of transmission: Text drawing
Knowledge type: Propositional
Epistemic cluster: Western philosophical

Connections

articulates Firmitas, Utilitas, Venustas (the Vitruvian triad)

Referenced by

Leon Battista Alberti authored

Sources

Leon Battista Alberti. De re aedificatoria. Nicolaus Laurentii Alamanus, Florence, 1485.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "On the Art of Building in Ten Books." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/on-the-art-of-building/. Accessed July 17, 2026.