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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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Author:   Amos Ih Tiao Chang ,  David Wang
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   27
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.113kg
ISBN:  

9780691175713

ISBN 10:   0691175713
Pages:   104
Publication Date:   04 April 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Language:   English

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

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

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

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Amos Ih Tiao Chang (191698) 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.

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