The sublime in architecture: Wright’s transcendentalism

• Tipo: Capítulo ou Parte de Livro
• Data: 2022

Autores

Rui Jorge Garcia Ramos (Autor) FAUP; Ana Tostões (Autor) Outra; Lucas Martins (Autor) Outra

Livro

Título: Creating Through Mind and Emotions

Páginas: 157-165

Indexação

EBSCO

ProQuest

Crossref

Classificação Científica

CORDIS: Humanidades > Artes ; Humanidades ; Humanidades > Filosofia

FOS: Humanidades ; Humanidades > Outras humanidades

Outras Informações

DOI: 10.1201/9780429299070-20

Resumo (PT): Why are certain buildings able to generate the feeling of the sublime? The American architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1859) designed several structures that have this ability. A feeling comparable to the emotions experienced during human interaction with dramatic landscapes. The feeling of the sublime can also be experienced in structures located in different latitudes of the globe, designed by architects who admired Wright’s work, such as the Brazilian Vilanova Artigas (1915-1985), the Danish Jørn Utzon (1918­ 2008), and the Portuguese Fernando Távora (1923-2005). Can we explain the feeling of the sublime in archi­ tecture based on Wright’s organic principles? We defend that Wright’s ability to translate emotions through construction was structured by the American transcendentalist philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803­ 1882). We present Emerson’s transcendentalism, highlighting the impact that both Romanticism and German Idealism had on his ideas. We also explain Wright’s interaction with Emerson’s work and its impact on Wright’s interest in Japanese architecture. Finally, we relate the organic principles used by Wright to evoke the feeling of the sublime in his structures and buildings designed by architects from different latitudes. We conclude that Wright’s exposure to transcendentalist ideas guided him in his quest to bring self-awareness through architectural manifestations that are intricately associated with Nature and our experience in Nature.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 9