Frank Lloyd Wright : 1867-1959: Building for Democracy

Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks

ISBN 10: 3822827576 / ISBN 13: 9783822827574

Published by Taschen, 2006

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Glossy pages, high quality soft cover filled with the crisp, clean photos from the archives of Julius Shulman. Signed boldly on the title page by Julius Shulman. Paypal always welcome. We pack and ship all our books with care in cardboard boxes or Priority Envelopes with cardboard. Additional photos emailed upon request. Seller Inventory # ART 12-19-7-4

Bibliographic Details

Title: Frank Lloyd Wright : 1867-1959: Building for...

Publisher: Taschen

Publication Date: 2006

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Signed: Signed by Illustrator(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

The Wright idea

 

"The interior space itself is the reality of the building."
- Frank Lloyd Wright

Widely thought to be the greatest American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was a true pioneer, both artistically and technically. At a time when reinforced concrete and steel were considered industrial building materials, Wright boldly made use of them to build private homes. His prairie house concept—that of a low, sprawling home based upon a simple L or T figure—was the driving force behind some of his most famous houses and became a model for rural architecture across America. Wright`s designs for office and public buildings were equally groundbreaking and unique. From Fallingwater to New York`s Guggenheim Museum, his works are among the most famous in the history of architecture.

 

About the Series:
Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Architecture Series features:

• an introduction to the life and work of the architect
• the major works in chronological order
• information about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutions
• a list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildings
• approximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts and plans)

About the Author:

Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer became Frank Lloyd Wright’s apprentice at the Taliesin Fellowship in 1949. In 1957, he attended the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris, returning in 1958 to continue his apprenticeship with Wright until his death in 1959. He remains at Taliesin to this day, as director of the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives, a vice-president of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, and author of numerous publications on Wright's life and work.