The Tao of Architecture

Amos Ih Tiao Chang (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

104 Seiten

2017
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-17571-3 (ISBN)

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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 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.

Amos Ih Tiao Chang (1916-98) was professor of architecture at Kansas State University. His books include China: Tao in Architecture. David Wang is professor of architecture in the School of Design and Construction at Washington State University. He is the author of A Philosophy of Chinese Architecture: Past, Present, Future.

Foreword to the Princeton Classics Edition v Foreword xix Introduction 3 National Life-movement in Architecture Vision 11 Variability and Complement 23 Balance and Equilibrium 41 Individuality and Unity 59 Conclusion 69

Erscheinungsdatum	06.04.2017
Reihe/Serie	Princeton Classics
Vorwort	David Wang
Zusatzinfo	4 b/w illus.
Verlagsort	New Jersey
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	113 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
	Technik ► Architektur
ISBN-10	0-691-17571-3 / 0691175713
ISBN-13	978-0-691-17571-3 / 9780691175713
Zustand	Neuware