The Tao of Architecture

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, History, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Eastern
Cover of the book The Tao of Architecture by Amos Ih Tiao Chang, Princeton University Press
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Author: Amos Ih Tiao Chang ISBN: 9781400885084
Publisher: Princeton University Press Publication: April 4, 2017
Imprint: Princeton University Press Language: English
Author: Amos Ih Tiao Chang
ISBN: 9781400885084
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication: April 4, 2017
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Language: English

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.

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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.

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