Frank Lloyd Wright's sacred architecture : faith, form, and building technology /
Geva, Anat.
London ; New York : Routledge,
2012.
"A comprehensive study of the sacred buildings built and designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, this book offers scholarly discussion with analytical drawings and photographs. These projects represent different periods of Wright's career (from 1886 to 1958), new building technologies, and application of his design concepts as demonstrated in his sacred architecture. This unique contribution will be useful to all those interested in Wright's architecture and theory as well as in sacred architecture"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [270]-285) and index.
pt. 1 Faith, form, and building technology: a conceptual model of sacred architecture -- pt. 2 Faith -- Nature -- Democracy and freedom -- The whole as the equilibrium of its parts -- pt. 3 Form -- Nature -- Democracy and freedom -- The whole as the equilibrium of its parts -- Sacred path/plan -- Sacred verticaijty -- pt. 4 Building technology -- Nature -- Democracy and freedom -- The whole as the equilibrium of its parts -- Light -- Acoustics -- Thermal comfort -- pt. 5 Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography.
"A comprehensive study of the sacred buildings built and designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, this book offers scholarly discussion with analytical drawings and photographs. These projects represent different periods of Wright's career (from 1886 to 1958), new building technologies, and application of his design concepts as demonstrated in his sacred architecture. This unique contribution will be useful to all those interested in Wright's architecture and theory as well as in sacred architecture"-- Provided by publisher.
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959
Church architecture.