the work of Alexander Stewart Jolly was strongly influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright's school whose namesake believed in what?
Alexander Stewart Jolly Alexander Stewart Jolly (1887–1957) was a Sydney-based architect, published poet and children’s author in the early 20th century. His buildings are primarily in Sydney's northern suburbs and the north coast of New South Wales. His architectural work was strongly influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright’s School in Chicago, as well as the Arts and Crafts movement of the time.
Rajghat Besant School Over 80 years old, Rajghat besant School was born out of a vision of Krishnamurti to set up a spiritual institution that will transform minds. The Krishnamurti schools were founded with the aim of bringing about a radical transformation in human consciousness. While imparting academic proficiency, the schools attempt to awaken intelligence and sensitivity in the child in a non-competitive environment. In the year 1927, he charged Benegal Sanjiva Rao, a theosophist deputed by Annie Besant to work with him, to acquire lands in the Rajghat area next to river Ganga. The school endured great difficulty in the founding years owing to financing, staffing and land issues but stood the test of times. The landmark assembly hall constructed by architect of Tagore, Shri Surendranath Kar, stands as a testimony to the labor pains of this venerable institution. The Intent of the school is best captured in the words of the Founder:"“First of all there has to be an atmosphere of immensity; the feeling that I am entering a temple. There must be beauty, space, quietness, dignity. There must be a sense of all- togetherness in the student and teacher; a state of floration, a sense of flowering, a feeling of extraordinary sacredness. There must be in him a quality of otherness.”