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2014

Book Chapter

Of character and concrete: the historian's material

Macarthur, John (2014). Of character and concrete: the historian's material. Forty ways to think about architecture: architectural history and theory today. (pp. 150-154) edited by Ian Borden, Murray Fraser and Barbara Penner. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley. doi: 10.1002/9781118822531.ch21

Of character and concrete: the historian's material

2014

Journal Article

Aesthetics redux

Macarthur, John (2014). Aesthetics redux. The Journal of Architecture, 19 (6), 1004-1008. doi: 10.1080/13602365.2014.989747

Aesthetics redux

2013

Book Chapter

The figure from above: on the obliqueness of the plan in urbanism and architecture

Macarthur, John (2013). The figure from above: on the obliqueness of the plan in urbanism and architecture. Seeing from Above: The Aerial View in Visual Culture. (pp. 188-209) edited by Mark Dorrian and Frédéric Pousin. London, UK: I. B. Tauris.

The figure from above: on the obliqueness of the plan in urbanism and architecture

2012

Book Chapter

Ugliness and romanticism in the work of Lyons

Macarthur, John (2012). Ugliness and romanticism in the work of Lyons. More: the architecture of Lyons 1996-2011. (pp. 267-272) edited by Lyons. Port Melbourne, Vic., Australia: Thames and Hudson.

Ugliness and romanticism in the work of Lyons

2012

Book Chapter

The world remade: art and mimesis in the work of Luc Deleu

Macarthur, John (2012). The world remade: art and mimesis in the work of Luc Deleu. Luc Deleu: orban space: the work and practice of Luc Deleu, T.O.P. office. (pp. 33-44) edited by Wouter Davidts, Guy Chatel and Stefaan Vervoort. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Valiz.

The world remade: art and mimesis in the work of Luc Deleu

2012

Journal Article

Oxford versus the Bath Road: Empiricism and romanticism in The Architectural Review's picturesque revival

Macarthur, John and Aitchison, Mathew (2012). Oxford versus the Bath Road: Empiricism and romanticism in The Architectural Review's picturesque revival. The Journal of Architecture, 17 (1), 51-68. doi: 10.1080/13602365.2012.659901

Oxford versus the Bath Road: Empiricism and romanticism in The Architectural Review's picturesque revival

2012

Book Chapter

Introduction: architecture and aesthetics

Macarthur, John and Stead, Naomi (2012). Introduction: architecture and aesthetics. The SAGE handbook of architectural theory. (pp. 123-136) edited by C. Greg Crysler, Stephen Cairns and Hilde Heynen. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.

Introduction: architecture and aesthetics

2012

Book Chapter

Sense, meaning and taste in architectural criticism

Macarthur, John (2012). Sense, meaning and taste in architectural criticism. Semi-detached: Writing, representation and criticism in architecture. (pp. 229-235) edited by Naomi Stead. Melbourne, Australia: Uro Media.

Sense, meaning and taste in architectural criticism

2010

Journal Article

Schwitters and Benjamin: The modernity of the baroque and romanticism

Macarthur, John (2010). Schwitters and Benjamin: The modernity of the baroque and romanticism. The Journal of Architecture, 15 (3), 283-300. doi: 10.1080/13602365.2010.486567

Schwitters and Benjamin: The modernity of the baroque and romanticism

2010

Book Chapter

Pevsner's townscape

Macarthur, John P. and Aitchison, Mathew H. (2010). Pevsner's townscape. Visual planning and the picturesque. (pp. 1-43) edited by Mathew H. Aitchison. Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.: Getty Research Institute.

Pevsner's townscape

2009

Journal Article

Townscape, anti-scrape and surrealism: Paul Nash and John Piper in The Architectural Review

Macarthur, John (2009). Townscape, anti-scrape and surrealism: Paul Nash and John Piper in The Architectural Review. The Journal of Architecture, 14 (3), 387-406. doi: 10.1080/13602360903027988

Townscape, anti-scrape and surrealism: Paul Nash and John Piper in The Architectural Review

2009

Book Chapter

Architecture and the system of the arts; or, Kant on landscape gardening

Macarthur, John (2009). Architecture and the system of the arts; or, Kant on landscape gardening. Architecture, Disciplinarity, and the Arts. (pp. 27-44) edited by John Macarthur and Andrew Leach. Ghent, Belgium: A & S Books (University of Ghent).

Architecture and the system of the arts; or, Kant on landscape gardening

2009

Book Chapter

Landscape and prospect from the picturesque to aerial photography

Macarthur, John (2009). Landscape and prospect from the picturesque to aerial photography. Beyond the Picturesque. (pp. 209-219) edited by Steven Jacobs and Frank Maes. Ghent, Belgium: Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst.

Landscape and prospect from the picturesque to aerial photography

2007

Journal Article

Movement and tactility: Benjamin and Wölfflin on imitation in architecture

Macarthur, John (2007). Movement and tactility: Benjamin and Wölfflin on imitation in architecture. The Journal of Architecture, 12 (5), 477-487. doi: 10.1080/13602360701722475

Movement and tactility: Benjamin and Wölfflin on imitation in architecture

2007

Book

The Picturesque: Architecture, Disgust and other Irregularities

Macarthur, John (2007). The Picturesque: Architecture, Disgust and other Irregularities. 1st ed. London, New York: Routledge.

The Picturesque: Architecture, Disgust and other Irregularities

2025

Conference Publication

ATCH (Architecture, Theory, Culture, History) roundtable: the uses and abuses of history, then and now

Macarthur, John, Gosseye, Janina, Greenop, Kelly, Holden, Susan and de la Vega de León, Macarena (2025). ATCH (Architecture, Theory, Culture, History) roundtable: the uses and abuses of history, then and now. Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand: 40, Islands, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 2 - 4 December 2024. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: SAHANZ. doi: 10.55939/a5442pxno1

ATCH (Architecture, Theory, Culture, History) roundtable: the uses and abuses of history, then and now

2024

Journal Article

Towards a national data architecture for cultural collections: designing the australian cultural data engine

Fensham, Rachel, Sumner, Tyne Daile, Cutter, Nat, Buchanan, George, Liu, Rui, Munoz, Justin, Smithies, James, Zheng, Ivy, Carlin, David, Champion, Erik, Craig, Hugh, East, Scott, Hay, Chris, Given, Lisa M., Macarthur, John, McMeekin, David, Mendelssohn, Joanna and van der Plaat, Deborah (2024). Towards a national data architecture for cultural collections: designing the australian cultural data engine. Digital Humanities Quarterly, 18 (2), 20-23.

Towards a national data architecture for cultural collections: designing the australian cultural data engine

2023

Conference Publication

Building value: Assimilating environmental and cultural heritage frameworks

Holden, Susan, Paine, Ashley, Chaddock, Steven, Macarthur, John and Greenop, Kelly (2023). Building value: Assimilating environmental and cultural heritage frameworks. ICOMOS 21st General Assembly and Scientific Symposium: Heritage Changes, Sydney, NSW Australia, 31 August – 9 September 2023. Sydney, NSW Australia: ICOMOS International.

Building value: Assimilating environmental and cultural heritage frameworks

2022

Book

Karl Langer: modern architect and migrant in the Australian tropics

Deborah van der Plaat and John Macarthur eds. (2022). Karl Langer: modern architect and migrant in the Australian tropics. London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing. doi: 10.5040/9781350068131

Karl Langer: modern architect and migrant in the Australian tropics

2022

Book Chapter

The picturesque, architecture and urbanism

Macarthur, John (2022). The picturesque, architecture and urbanism. Pragmatics of the picturesque: strategies for the contemporary city. (pp. 14-19) edited by Daniel Elsea. London, United Kingdom: Allies and Morrison.

The picturesque, architecture and urbanism