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The Tao of Architecture

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Tao of Architecture
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Amos Ih Tiao Chang
Foreword by David Wang
SeriesPrinceton Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:104
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreTheory of architecture
Architectural structure and design
Taoism
ISBN/Barcode 9780691175713
ClassificationsDewey:720.1
Audience
General
Illustrations 4 b/w illus.

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 4 April 2017
Publication Country United States

Description

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 vit

Author Biography

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.

Reviews

"An extremely captivating and thought-provoking essay."--Artibus Asiae