This book connects Frank Lloyd Wright’s organic theory with his
pursuit of beauty, presenting a path for the recovery of beauty in
architecture. While there has been a resurgence of interest in beauty
in architecture recently, the modern uglification of our built
environment means there is no clear pathway to define or find it. In
this study, Wright’s organic theory provides such a path to reclaim
this beauty. Tracing the evolution of Wright’s concept of organic
architecture, author Kenneth Dahlin explores Wright’s “middle
way”—a route mediating between traditional historical precedents
and today’s novelty-driven architectural culture, often detached
from deeper notions of harmony and beauty. Chapters explore Wright’s
romanticist roots in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including
the House Beautiful movement, the centrality of Japanese aesthetics,
and his concept of the integrated whole. Two chapters on Aristotle and
Hegel ground Wright’s pursuit of beauty in philosophical aesthetics,
setting the stage for a concluding synthesis that unites the various
strands of Wright’s theory into a model theory of organic
architecture for the future. This book will be of interest to Frank
Lloyd Wright scholars and enthusiasts, as well as postgraduate and
advanced undergraduate architecture students.
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ISBN
9781040366592
Publisert
2025
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Utgiver
Taylor & Francis
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok
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