{"product_id":"the-tao-of-architecture-9780691175713","title":"The Tao of Architecture","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrank 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.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Tao of Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e continues to be essential reading for understanding the intersection between architecture and philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmos Ih Tiao Chang\u003c\/b\u003e (1916-98) was professor of architecture at Kansas State University. His books include \u003ci\u003eChina: Tao in Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eDavid Wang\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of architecture in the School of Design and Construction at Washington State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Philosophy of Chinese Architecture: Past, Present, Future\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50327250895122,"sku":"9780691175713","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2ec9c5ef-f2c1-4da7-b778-217cacf91da0.jpg?v=1727711795","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-tao-of-architecture-9780691175713","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}