Frank Lloyd Wright
$114.95
- Hardcover
504 pages
- Release Date
24 June 2015
Summary
A building by Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is at once unmistakably individual, and evocative of an entire era. Notable for their exceptional understanding of an organic environment, as well as for their use of steel and glass to revolutionize the interface of indoor and outdoor, Wright’s designs helped announce the age of modernity, as much as they secured his own name in the annals of architectural genius.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783836555982 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3836555980 |
| Author: | Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, Peter Gössel |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 504 |
| Release Date: | 24 June 2015 |
| Weight: | 3.83kg |
| Dimensions: | 47mm x 332mm x 257mm |
| Series: | Fp |
Critics Review
“That’s Wright.”
That’s Wright. * Le Vif l’Express *
A gorgeous but also insightful illustrated volume… Even those who are not schooled in reading floor plans can see what passion for the future the great master had all his life. * Süddeutsche Zeitung *
Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer
Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer (1930–2017) was Frank Lloyd Wright’s apprentice at the Taliesin Fellowship until he attended the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1958, he returned to continue his apprenticeship with Wright until his death in 1959. Pfeiffer established the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives, where he catalogued the collections of Wright’s drawings, manuscripts, letters, and other documents. He was also the author of numerous publications on Wright’s life and work.
Peter Gössel runs an agency for museum and exhibition design. He has published TASCHEN monographs on Julius Shulman, R. M. Schindler, John Lautner, and Richard Neutra, as well as several titles in the Basic Architecture series.
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