The architecture of MacKie and Kamrath (Karl Fred Kamrath, Fred James MacKie, Frank Lloyd Wright, Texas)

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dc.contributor.advisorIngersoll, Richard
dc.creatorMiller, Scott Reagan
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:33:02Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:33:02Z
dc.date.issued1993
dc.description.abstractThe work of MacKie and Kamrath Architects is a testament to one individual's singular belief in the philosophy and principles of Frank Lloyd Wright. Though never a member of the Taliesin Fellowship, Karl Fred Kamrath faithfully explored the precepts of Organic Architecture as few disciples did. Kamrath, along with partner Fred James MacKie, introduced Wright's style of modernism to Houston during a period of intense urban growth in the 1940s and 50s. The breadth and quality of this work earned the firm numerous awards and extensive local and national recognition. Kamrath employed the vocabulary of 'Organic Architecture' with great skill and expanded its use to large and diverse buildings such as the M. D. Anderson Cancer and Research Hospital, Temple Emanu El, and First Pasedena State Bank. Their work, while relying heavily on the style established by Wright, succeeded in articulating the optimism and cultural imagination of post-war Houston.
dc.digitization.specificationsThesis was rescanned at 24-bit color in 2020. PDF has been OCR’d and made accessible.
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dc.format.extent277 pp
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dc.identifier.citationMiller, Scott Reagan. "The architecture of MacKie and Kamrath (Karl Fred Kamrath, Fred James MacKie, Frank Lloyd Wright, Texas)." (1993) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13763">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13763</a>.
dc.identifier.digitalRICE2878
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13763
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectArchitecture
dc.titleThe architecture of MacKie and Kamrath (Karl Fred Kamrath, Fred James MacKie, Frank Lloyd Wright, Texas)
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thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architecture
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