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truth to materials: a standalone construct

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Architecture

the principle that materials and structure should be shown as what they are, without imitation or disguised construction.

In architecture, truth to materials refers to the principle that materials and structure should be shown as what they are, without imitation or disguised construction. This meaning comes from Ruskin (1855) in The seven lamps of architecture.[1]

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References

Ruskin, J. (1855). The seven lamps of architecture (2nd ed.). Smith, Elder. Open Library record

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