ABSTRACT
Chapter 7 explores Lethaby's posthumous legacy, considering figures from the twentieth century who were influenced by Lethaby and his architectural theory, philosophy and design. The first section considers Hermann Muthesius, and via him, the inculcation of principles and precepts strikingly similar to Lethaby's into the Dutch architectural tradition. The permeation of this into German thought and practice is then also explored, through consideration of Expressionism, the Deutsche Werkbund, the Bauhaus, and associated movements. Prominent figures considered in this regard are Peter Behrens, Bruno Taut, Johannes Itten, Walter Gropius, and Mies van der Rohe. Frank Lloyd Wright's work and thought is considered next, followed by that of Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin. The final section of the book explores the role of occult thinking in Le Corbusier's thought, tracing parallels and possible connections with Lethaby's. This chapter demonstrates that, alongside their interest in architecture, many of Lethaby's advocates were simultaneously preoccupied with occult theory and philosophy. The recurrence of such findings suggests the connection to be beyond coincidence, and further supports the contention of the profound and inherent link between Lethaby and the occult, and the significance of the occult in the development of modernist aesthetics and architectural thought and practice.
