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Published
Princeton University Press, January 2017
ISBN
9780691175713
Format
Softcover, 104 pages
Dimensions
21.6cm × 14cm

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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 vit

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