On and By Frank Lloyd Wright

A Primer of Architectural Principles


This volume brings together the most important essays on and by Frank Lloyd Wright, described by the American Institute of Architects as ‘the greatest American architect of all time.’


Edited by Robert McCarter


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Price: £19.95

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Overview
  • This volume brings together the most important essays on and by Frank Lloyd Wright, described by the American Institute of Architects as ‘the greatest American architect of all time.’
  • A scholarly resource on Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959), one of the most important figures of 20th-century architecture
  • Includes reprints of key historical essays as well as new research
  • Richly illustrated with archival photographs and drawings
  • An essential primer on architectural principles for any student of architecture
  • Edited by an acknowledged expert



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About the book
This volume brings together the most important essays on and by Wright, providing both an illuminating study of one of the key figures of the 20th century, as well as an overview of the very principles that are at the foundation of great architecture.

The editor of this volume, Robert McCarter, poured through all of the important scholarly work on the subject of Frank Lloyd Wright to select the highlights in research and reading. Each essay is illustrated with archival material.

On and By Frank Lloyd Wright contains fourteen analytical essays that use Wright’s buildings as a means to understanding his complex creative process.

On and by Frank Lloyd Wright provides a unique and informed look at Wright’s buildings from inception to completion, from his earliest works to his final masterpieces.

With over four hundred images, including photographs, archival material, and diagrammatic analyses, this book provides a more complete understanding of Wright’s work than previous studies.


 

About the author(s)
Robert McCarter is a practicing architect and Professor at the University of Florida, where he was Director of the School of Architecture from 1991–2001. He has written for numerous international publications and is author of the comprehensive monograph Frank Lloyd Wright: Architect as well as Unity Temple and Fallingwater in the Architecture in Detail series and Louis I Kahn, all by Phaidon Press. He’s also the author of William Morgan: Selected and Recent Work 1961–2001.


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