“Stonehenge in the Mind” and “Stonehenge on the Ground”:

Inigo Jones's 1655 work, Stone-Heng Restored, argued that Stonehenge was built by the ancient Romans and exhibited perfect Platonic geometries, a claim largely dismissed for its logical and historical flaws. However, Ryan Roark reinterprets this work in his 2018 study, arguing that Jones's approach to formal analysis of Stonehenge set a precedent for modern architectural pedagogy. Roark views Jones's book not as an attempt to prove historical accuracy but as an exercise in subjective geometric simplification, influencing contemporary design education. This reinterpretation highlights the significance of Jones's work in shaping protomodern architectural thought, despite its shortcomings.

Roark, R. (2018). “Stonehenge in the Mind” and “Stonehenge on the Ground”: Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, 77(3), 285–299. https://doi.org/10.1525/jsah.2018.77.3.285