![]() Living in the midst of the industrial revolution, Ruskin was against the heavy industrial production that was carried at the time. John Ruskin was born in 1819 and passed away in 1900. In order to fully understand the reasoning behind Ruskin’s thoughts, one needs to be aware of the social, political, and environmental context in which he lived. The analysis of specific points in Ruskin’s text will conclude in my personal interpretation of Ruskin thoughts and until what point memory plays a role in contemporary architecture. I will reinterpret this matrix and examine until what extent can his reflection be taken into consideration today. By this I mean that he bases himself upon a moral matrix from which he develops his ideas. Many of the themes Ruskin talks about are timeless and universal. I have divided the essay into different parts so that a more specific understanding with our times can be drawn.Īt a first glance, Ruskin’s writing may seem very far from today’s general thinking but as one starts to read through the chapter, one gets a feeling that actually there are quite a number of things that relate to the world today in an almost direct way. I am interested in exploring until what level are the thoughts written by Ruskin still actual today. In this essay I shall relate to the “Lamp of Memory” which is the sixth of the Seven Lamps of Architecture John Ruskin wrote in 1849. ![]()
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