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Frank Lloyd Wright first noted the affinity between modern Western architecture and the philosophy of the ancient Chinese writer Laotzu. In this classic work, Amos Ih Tiao Chang expands on that idea, developing the parallel with the aid of architectural drawings and Chinese paintings. Now with a new...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chang, Amos I. T. (Amos Ih Tiao), 1916-1998 (Author)
Other Authors: Laozi, Wang, David
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Laozi.
Architecture.
Tao.
ARCHITECTURE > Criticism.
ARCHITECTURE > Reference.
ARCHITECTURE > Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE > Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
architectural theory.
architecture (discipline)
Architecture > Philosophie.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Frank Lloyd Wright first noted the affinity between modern Western architecture and the philosophy of the ancient Chinese writer Laotzu. In this classic work, Amos Ih Tiao Chang expands on that idea, developing the parallel with the aid of architectural drawings and Chinese paintings. Now with a new foreword by David Wang, this book reveals the vitality of intangible, or negative, elements. Chang writes that these qualities make architectonic forms "come alive, become human, naturally harmonize with one another, and enable us to experience them with human sensibility." The Tao of Architecture continues to be essential reading for understanding the intersection between architecture and philosophy.
Physical Description:1 online resource (104 pages).
ISBN:9781400885084

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