A STUDY ON THE STRUCTURE OF WILLIAM MORRIS'S ARCHITECTURAL THOUGHT

—Through the problem of “nature” and “history” in his theory of creation

Abstract

The intention of this paper is to make a thematic explication of the structure of William Morris's architectural thought through inquiring into the problem of following “Nature” and “History” in his theory of creation. The analysis consists of two chapters as follows : Chapter 2 illustrates the method of following “Nature” in pattern-designing through analyzing his concept of “conventionalizing”. Chapter 3 illustrates the methodological attitude in following “History” through analyzing how Morris grasped the Gothic Architecture and the Gothic revival movement.