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Frank Lloyd Wright presents a stunning overview of the work of this
towering American genius, encompassing the entirety of Wright's
long and extraordinarily prolific career. From his earliest work,
such as the Home and Studio in Oak Park, IL, of 1889, to the
wonderfully evocative textile block houses of Los Angeles of the
mid-1920s, to such seminal masterpieces as Fallingwater, of 1935,
in the Pennsylvania wilderness, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim
Museum, of 1956, in New York, the book offers an extraordinarily
abundant trove of architectural riches. Featuring more than a
hundred discrete works, from the well known to the obscure,
expertly discussed in the text of highly respected Wright scholar
Kathryn Smith, Frank Lloyd Wright weaves a gorgeous tapestry that
will engage the mind and delight the eye.
An unsung prophet of today's green movement in architecture, Frank
Lloyd Wright was an innovator of eco-sensitive design generations
ahead of his time. An architect and designer of far-reaching
vision, it is not surprising that Frank Lloyd Wright anticipated
many of the hallmarks of today's green movement. Across his
work-which stands upon a philosophy Wright termed
"organic"-widespread evidence is seen of a refined sensitivity to
environment, to social organization as impacted by buildings, and
to sustainable and sensible use of space. The desire to work and
live with nature to create livable homes and cities is an ongoing
theme of American architecture and planning. This book explores
Wright's lessons on how climate, sustainability, sunlight, modern
technology, local materials, and passive environmental controls can
become the inspiration for excellent design, and highlights a
selection of Wright's buildings to show how he dealt with these
issues. The book is organized by the green concepts Wright
used-including passive solar design and the use of thermal massing,
passive berm insulation, environmentally sensitive landscaping,
passive ventilation systems, passive natural light, and intelligent
and artful adaptation of technology-with examples from different
houses. It shows how Wright evolved certain ideas that continue to
spur discussions of green architecture design today.
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Frank Lloyd Wright: The Houses (Hardcover)
Alan Weintraub; Text written by Alan Hess; Contributions by Kenneth Frampton, Thomas S Hines, Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer
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R1,969
Discovery Miles 19 690
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Frank Lloyd Wright is not only synonymous with architecture, his
name is also synonymous with the American house in the twentieth
century. In particular, his residential work has been the subject
of continuing interest and controversy. Wright's Fallingwater
(1935), the seminal masterpiece perched over a waterfall deep in
the Pennsylvania highlands, is perhaps the best-known private house
in the history of the world. In fact, Wright's houses-from his
Prairie style Robie House (1906) in Chicago, to the Storer (1923)
and Freeman (1923) houses in Los Angeles, and Taliesen West (1937)
in the Arizona desert-are all touchstones of modern architecture.
For the first time, all 289 extant houses are shown here in
exquisite color photographs. Along with Weintraub's stunning photos
and a selection of floor plans and archival images, the book
includes text and essays by several leading Wright scholars. Frank
Lloyd Wright: The Houses is an event of great importance and a
major contribution to the literature on this titan of modern
architecture.
An invitation into the evocative, human-scaled, and artful
interiors designed by Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright: The Rooms
presents the warm interior spaces and exceptional design work of
this beloved American master. Wright was an early proponent of
"total design." Unsatisfied with what was available in designing a
given space or home, he invented what was needed, developing a
language of architectural detail and styling that is unique and
which extended to the tables, bookcases, easy chairs, sofas, and
cabinets; to rugs and murals; to stonework; to stained glass "light
screens," which served as windows, doors, and room partitions; and
lighting. This approach was manifested distinctly in each of his
residential projects. This book offers the reader an immersion into
this work by means of extraordinary artful detail in intimately
explored rooms and spaces. From the Oak Park Home and Studio in
Illinois to the majestically appointed Darwin D. Martin House with
its abundance of art glass, including Wright's famous "Tree of
Life" and "Wisteria" designs, this luxurious volume ranges over the
whole of Wright's oeuvre. It highlights a number of Wright
masterpieces, including Hollyhock House, the mysterious Aztec-like
home and arts complex built on a hill in Los Angeles; the Dana
House, with its luminous "butterfly" transom glass; and the fabled
living room at Fallingwater.
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