An American Architecture

Geb. met stofomslag, 21 x 29 cm., 269 pag. Ongeveer 300 zwart-wit en kleuren illustraties. Tekst: Engels. Redactie: Edgar Kaufmann. As revolutionary as the structures themselves are the theories that governed Frank Lloyd Wright's approach to architecture. In this celebrated, highly readable volume, first published in 1955, Wright elucidated his guiding principles in an evocative joining of text and image. Drawing on his formal and informal writings, lectures, and talks, each of nine sections concentrates on a major aspect of Wright's work - and includes chapters grouped under such provocative headings as 'Architecture Presents Man'; 'Obstacles and Protests'; and 'Out of the Ground into the Light'. There is also a wide selection of case studies, in which Wright discusses some important works to further illustrate the principles underlying organic architecture. Complementing the text are more that 250 architectural plans, drawings, and photographs, as well as thirty-two pages of color renderins from the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives at Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona. An enduring tribute, this book offers fresh inside into the methods and thoughts of a master without equal.