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Steiner, Rudolf
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From: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Date: 20000101
Author:JAMES STEVENS CURL
Steiner, Rudolf
(1861–1925). Austro-Hungarian philosopher, artist, scientist, founder of Anthroposophy (knowledge produced by the Higher Self in Man), and architect. Much influenced by the writings of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832), he began designing objects in 1907, guided by ideas of empathy, natural philosophy, Expressionism , and Symbolism . He believed that spiritual laws and values could be expressed in architecture, and designed seven columns to be set up in sequence within the assembly-hall of the Theosophical Congress, Munich (1907): these represented ...Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.
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