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Frank Lloyd Wright. Complete Works. Vol. 1, 1885-1916 by Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer (2011, Hardcover, Multilanguage edition)

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is widely considered to be the greatest American architect of all time; indeed, his work virtually ushered in the modern era and remains highly influential today. His wide-ranging and paradigm-shifting oeuvre is the subject of TASCHEN's three-volume monograph that covers all of his designs (numbering approximately 1,100), both realized and unrealized. Made in cooperation with the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives in Taliesin, Arizona, this collection leaves no stone unturned in examining and paying tribute to Wright's life and work. From his early Prairie Houses (typified by the Robie House) to the Usonian concept home and progressive "living architecture" buildings to late projects like the spiral Guggenheim Museum in New York and the development of his fantastic vision of a better tomorrow via his concept of the "living city," all of the phases of Wright's career are painstakingly described and illustrated herein.Volume 1 covers the period 1885-1916, spanning the early Chicago years and the Prairie Houses. It's the period which provoked a profound influence on European architects and which already demonstrated Wright's knowledge of and respect for natural materials.Featured projects include the administration building for the Larkin Soap Company (1903-1905), and the Unity Temple (1905).

Book Title
Frank Lloyd Wright. Complete Works. Vol. 1, 1885-1916
Author
Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Individual Architects & Firms / Monographs, Individual Architects & Firms / General, Regional, History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Architecture
Number of Pages
528 Pages

Number of Volumes
3 Vols.
Lc Classification Number
Na737.W7
Volume Number
Vol. 1
Edition Description
Multilanguage Edition
Reviews
Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer is our era's pre-eminent Wright specialist, having begun his career as Wright's apprentice. Now archives director at Taliesin West, he has access to hundreds of thousands of documents, allowing this monograph to be a masterful summation of FLW's long career. There is more than enough here to make this the ultimate compact work on a definitive character in architectural history., This volume is an essential piece of the puzzle to understanding the man behind some of the world's most influential and innovative designs.
Copyright Date
2011
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
720.92
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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