Frank Lloyd Wright's Sacred Architecture : Faith, Form and Building Technology

ISBN-13: 9780415775083 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 240 str.

Anat Geva

Opis

A comprehensive study of the sacred buildings built and designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, this book offers scholarly discussion with analytical drawings and photographs. The buildings considered represent different periods of Wright's career (from 1886 to 1958) and his usage of new building technologies.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part 1: Faith, Form and Building Technology: A Conceptual Model of Sacred Architecture  Part 2: Faith 1. Nature  2. Democracy and Freedom  3. The Whole as the Equilibrium of its Parts  Part 3: Form  4. Nature  5. Democracy and Freedom  6. The Whole as the Equilibrium of its Parts  7. Sacred Path/Plan  8. Sacred Verticality  Part 4: Building Technology  9. Nature  10. Democracy and Freedom  11. The Whole as the Equilibrium of its Parts  12. Light  13. Acoustics  14. Thermal Comfort  Part 5: Conclusion

O autorze

Anat Geva, PhD, Architect  (registered in Israel, and Associate Member of the AIA) is Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture at Texas A&M University. She is the Co-Editor of the scholarly journal Preservation Education and Research. Dr. Geva is a recipient of several awards including the prestigious James Marston Fitch National Award for innovative research in historic preservation in America for her project on "Frank Lloyd Wright's Architecture: A Computerized Energy Simulation Study".