On and By Frank Lloyd Wright: A Primer of Architectural Principles

Author:   Jesse Donaldson ,  Robert McCarter
Publisher:   Phaidon Press Ltd
ISBN:  

9780714844701


Pages:   340
Publication Date:   15 October 2005
Format:   Hardback
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This volume contains a collection of the key essays on and by Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), one of the most influential and prolific architects of the 20th century. The individual essays focus on specific aspects of Wright's work, analyzing buildings and projects in order to explain the general principles of Wright's much-debated design methods. Included are previously published contributions from well-known historians and Wright scholars such as Kenneth Frampton, Colin Rowe, and Gwendolyn Wright, as well as new commentary from the book's editor, Robert McCarter, an acknowledged Wright expert and author of Phaidon's Frank Lloyd Wright monograph. This volume brings together in one place decades of important scholarship on Wright and his architectural principles, making it an essential reader for students of architecture and enthusiasts of Wright's work.

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Author:   Jesse Donaldson ,  Robert McCarter
Publisher:   Phaidon Press Ltd
Imprint:   Phaidon Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 4.20cm , Length: 24.50cm
Weight:   1.300kg
ISBN:  

9780714844701


ISBN 10:   0714844705
Pages:   340
Publication Date:   15 October 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Abstract Essence: Drawing Wright from the Obvious by Robert McCarter, editor; ON FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT; CHAPTER 1. Academic Tradition and Individual Talent:Similarity and Difference in the Formation of Frank Lloyd Wright by Patrick Pinnell; CHAPTER 2. Evolution of the Prairie House by Werner Seligmann; CHAPTER 3. Chicago Frame by Colin Rowe; CHAPTER 4. Architectural Practice and Social Vision in Wright's Early Designs by Gwendolyn Wright; CHAPTER 5. Schooling the Prairie School: Wright's Early Style as a Communicable System by David Van Zanten; CHAPTER 6. Form and Philosophy: Froebel's Kindergarten Training and the Early Work of Frank Lloyd Wright by Richard MacCormac; CHAPTER 7. Enspacement: The Main Sequence - from 4 to 6: Analysis of Wright's Steel Cathedral Project by Otto Antonia Graf; CHAPTER 8. The Text-Tile Tectonic: The Origin and Evolution of Wright's Woven Architecture by Kenneth Frampton; CHAPTER 9. Warp and Woof: A Spatial Analysis of Wright's Usonian Houses by John Sergeant; CHAPTER 10. Frank Lloyd Wright: From the Prairie House to Fallingwater by Bernhard Hoesli; CHAPTER 11. A Beat of the Rhythmic Clock of Nature: Frank Lloyd Wright's Waterfall Buildings by Kathryn Smith; CHAPTER 12. Frank Lloyd Wright's Diagonal Planning, Revisited by Neil Levine; CHAPTER 13. Consecrated Spaces: The Public Buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright by Jonathan Lipman; CHAPTER 14. The Integrated Ideal: Ordering Principles in the Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright by Robert McCarter; BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT; In the Cause of Architecture (1908); The Logic of the Plan (1928); In the Nature of Materials: A Philosophy and Integrity (1932/1954); NOTES; ESSAY and ILLUSTRATION CREDITS; AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES; BIBLIOGRAPHY

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"""This book contains a collection of important essays on and by Frank Lloyd Wright, providing both an illuminating study of on of the key figures of the 20th century as well as an overview of the very principles that are the foundation of great architecture.""—Frank Lloyd Wright Quarterly ""The most beautiful writing in the book is by Frank Lloyd Wright himself... Even in literary rather than architectural terms, his prose assures him a place in the American canon... Richard MacCormac's essay... is absolutely indispensable to understanding Wright's work... A beautifully produced and comprehensively illustrated tome.""—Building Design ""In the multitude of books published on Frank Lloyd Wright over the last decade or so, two stand out: Neil Levine's The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright and Robert McCarter's Frank Lloyd Wright. Now comes a third and, keeping it in the family, it's edited by McCarter and includes essays by him and Levine... given that much of the material has long been available, why is this book so good? Simply because it provides a sustained focus on the 'ordering principles' that inform Wright's architecture, and, in getting to the heart of his design process, it becomes surprisingly relevant today... This book may be architectural history but it couldn't be more pertinent.""—Architect's Journal ""Devotees of the legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright will love this newly illustrated collection of esays... Over 400 illustrations including sketches, plans and photographs... Provide a close look at Wright's creative process. McCarter seems to have left no character in the architect's history unturned... Even if you think you've read it all before, McCarter and his contributors offer an original look at the Wright stuff.""—Array Magazine"


'The most beautiful writing in the book is by Frank Lloyd Wright himself...even in literary rather than architectural terms, his prose assures him a place in the American canon...Richard MacCormac's essay...is absolutely indispensable to understanding Wright's work...a beautifully produced and comprehensively illustrated tome.' (Building Design) 'In the multitude of books published on Frank Lloyd Wright over the last decade or so, two stand out: Neil Levine's The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright and Robert McCarter's Frank Lloyd Wright. Now comes a third and, keeping it in the family, it's edited by McCarter and includes essays by him and Levine...given that much of the material has long been available, why is this book so good? Simply because it provides a sustained focus on the 'ordering principles' that inform Wright's architecture, and, in getting to the heart of his design process, it becomes surprisingly relevant today...This book may be architectural history but it couldn't be more pertinent.' (Architect's Journal) 'Devotees of the legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright will love this newly illustrated collection of esays...over 400 illustrations including sketches, plans and photographs...provide a close look at Wright's creative process. McCarter seems to have left no character in the architect's history unturned...Even if you think you've read it all before, McCarter and his contributors offer an original look at the Wright stuff.' (Array Magazine) 'This book contains a collection of important essays on and by Frank Lloyd Wright, providing both an illuminating study of on of the key figures of the 20th century as well as an overview of the very principles that are the foundatio of great architecture.' (Frank Lloyd Wright Quarterly)


Author Information

Robert McCarter is a prominent architectural historian and practising architect, and Professor at the Department of Architecture, University of Florida. He is the author of Louis I Kahn, and Unity Temple and Fallingwater in Phaidon's own Architecture and Detail series.

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