Frank Lloyd Wright And The Meaning Of Materials

Author : Terry L. Patterson
Publisher : Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015034290075

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Frank Lloyd Wright and the Meaning of Materials by Terry L. Patterson Pdf

In his richly illustrated Frank Lloyd Wright and the Meaning of Materials, Patterson takes an unprecedented look at more than 240 of Wright's buildings and projects - the justly celebrated triumphs as well as lesser-known, but no less telling, structures. In the book's core chapters, each devoted to a specific material, he objectively analyzes Wright's handling of wood, stone, brick, concrete block, metals, concrete, and glass. Methodically, he examines whether the form, workability, strength, and durability of each material - its essence - has been emphasized, subdued, or misrepresented in these tangible architectural "expressions". Throughout, Patterson uniquely juxtaposes the reality of Wright's "overall material sensitivity" with nearly 200 of Wright's own pronouncements on the subject. For the first time, architects, designers, and art historians see - in the truest sense - whether Wright's final achievements are consonant with his ambitious aims. Importantly, readers are encouraged to reach their own conclusions, which may differ from Patterson's own deeply felt judgments.

Author : Richard A. Etlin
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Architecture, Modern
ISBN : 0719040612

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Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier by Richard A. Etlin Pdf

Architectural historian Etlin defines the main principles of progressive 19th-century architectural thought: the architectural system, the picturesque, philosophical eclecticism, and the spirit of the times. These principles are explored in detail in relation to 19th- and 20th-century architecture, and also to demonstrate their importance to the work of Wright and Le Corbusier. Illustrated with drawings and photos. Distributed by St. Martin's Press. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Narciso G. Menocal
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0809319578

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Fallingwater and Pittsburgh by Narciso G. Menocal Pdf

Richly illustrated with 73 halftones and 23 line drawings, this volume explores the imagery of water used by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, particularly in Fallingwater, one of his most successful designs.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Architects
ISBN : OCLC:638601345

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In the Nature of Materials, 1887-1941 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Frank Lloyd Wright
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02-28
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780691146324

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The Essential Frank Lloyd Wright by Frank Lloyd Wright Pdf

Presents a collection of significant writings of Frank Lloyd Wright.

Author : Anat Geva
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-14
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781648431364

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The Architecture of Modern American Synagogues, 1950s–1960s by Anat Geva Pdf

In the aftermath of World War II, the United States experienced a rapid expansion of church and synagogue construction as part of a larger “religious boom.” The synagogues built in that era illustrate how their designs pushed the envelope in aesthetics and construction. The design of the synagogues departed from traditional concepts, embraced modernism and innovations in building technology, and evolved beyond the formal/rational style of early 1950s modern architecture to more of an expressionistic design. The latter resulted in abstraction of architectural forms and details, and the inclusion of Jewish art in the new synagogues. The Architecture of Modern American Synagogues, 1950s–1960s introduces an architectural analysis of selected modern American synagogues and reveals how they express American Jewry’s resilience in continuing their physical and spiritual identity, while embracing modernism, American values, and landscape. In addition, the book contributes to the discourse on preserving the recent past (e.g., mid 20th century architecture). While most of the investigations on that topic deal with the “brick & mortar” challenges, this book introduces preservation issues as a function of changes in demographics, in faith rituals, in building codes, and in energy conservation. As an introduction or a reexamination, The Architecture of Modern American Synagogues, 1950s–1960s offers a fresh perspective on an important moment in American Jewish society and culture as reflected in their houses of worship and adds to the literature on modern American sacred architecture. The book may appeal to Jewish congregations, architects, preservationists, scholars, and students in fields of studies such as architectural design, sacred architecture, American modern architecture and building technology, Post WWII religious and Jewish studies, and preservation and conservation.

Author : Donald Hoffmann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0822941198

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Frank Lloyd Wright's House on Kentuck Knob by Donald Hoffmann Pdf

More than fifty photographs, drawings, and diagrams accompany a detailed descriptive text to illustrate how the peculiarities of the plan, based on the equilateral triangle, resulted in a house that generates countless vistas, indoors and out, and spatial effects of great charm and intimacy."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Henry Russel Hitchcock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:249293228

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In the Nature of Materials by Henry Russel Hitchcock Pdf

Author : Frank Lloyd Wright,Andrew Devane
Publisher : New York : Architectural Record
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015006325420

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In the Cause of Architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright by Frank Lloyd Wright,Andrew Devane Pdf

Author : Wolfgang M. Freitag
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Art
ISBN : 0824033264

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Art Books by Wolfgang M. Freitag Pdf

Expanded to twice as many entries as the 1985 edition, and updated with new publications, new editions of previous entries, titles missed the first time around, more of the artists' own writings, and monographs that deal with significant aspects or portions of an artist's work though not all of it. The listing is alphabetical by artist, and the index by author. The works cited include analytical and critical, biographical, and enumerative; their formats range from books and catalogues raisonnes to exhibition and auction sale catalogues. A selection of biographical dictionaries containing information on artists is arranged by country. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Nathaniel Coleman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781474287739

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Materials and Meaning in Architecture by Nathaniel Coleman Pdf

Interweaving architecture, philosophy and cultural history, Materials and Meaning in Architecture develops a rich and multi-dimensional exploration of materials and materiality, in an age when architectural practice seems otherwise preoccupied with image and visual representation. Arguing that architecture is primarily experienced by the whole body, rather than chiefly with the eyes, this broad-ranging study shows how the most engaging built works are as tactile as they are sensuous, communicating directly with the bodily senses, especially touch. It explores the theme of 'material imagination' and the power of establishing 'place identity' in an architect's work, to consider the enduring expressive possibilities of material use in architecture. The book's chapters can be dipped into, each individual chapter providing close readings of built works by selected modern masters (Scarpa, Zumthor, Williams and Tsien), insights into key texts and theories (Ruskin, Loos, Bachelard), or short cultural histories of materials (wood, brick, concrete, steel, and glass). And yet, taken together, the chapters build to a powerful book-length argument about how meaning accrues to materials through time, and about the need to reinsert the bodily experience of materiality into architectural design. It is thus also, in part, a manifesto: arguing for architecture to act as a bulwark against the tide of an increasingly depersonalised built environment. With insights for a wide range of readers, ranging from students through to researchers and professional designers, Materials and Meaning in Architecture will cause theorists to rethink their assumptions and designers to see new potential for their projects.

Author : Virginia Terry Boyd,Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105129095001

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Frank Lloyd Wright + the House Beautiful by Virginia Terry Boyd,Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer Pdf

Author : Thomas Bo Jensen,Carolina Dayer,Jonathan Foote
Publisher : AADR – Art Architecture Design Research
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9783887788452

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IMAGINARIES ON MATTER: TOOLS, MATERIALS, ORIGINS by Thomas Bo Jensen,Carolina Dayer,Jonathan Foote Pdf

Imaginaries on Matter – Tools, Materials, Origins, promotes an innovative architectural research agenda that connects historical-cultural written research with digitally led material explorations. The common thread is the notion of the material imagination, disclosed in the reverie, or material daydream, which challenges overly pragmatic or unreflective material choices within current architectural practice. In bonding our imagination directly with matter while also confronting new technologies, this book promotes strategies by which architects' and builders' future relations with materials can stay rooted within the deeper concerns of cultural meaning. Imaginaries on Matter includes interviews with Aulets Arquitectes, Alibi Studio, Ensamble Studio, Geometria, Helen & Hard, KieranTimberlake, Supermanoeuvre, and Vandkunsten, as well as a postscript by David Leatherbarrow. Edited by Thomas Bo Jensen, Carolina Dayer, Jonathan Foote

Author : Matthew Mindrup
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317024460

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The Material Imagination by Matthew Mindrup Pdf

In recent years architectural discourse has witnessed a renewed interest in materiality under the guise of such familiar tropes as 'material honesty,' 'form finding,' or 'digital materiality.' Motivated in part by the development of new materials and an increasing integration of designers in fabricating architecture, a proliferation of recent publications from both practice and academia explore the pragmatics of materiality and its role as a protagonist of architectural form. Yet, as the ethos of material pragmatism gains more popularity, theorizations about the poetic imagination of architecture continue to recede. Compared to an emphasis on the design of visual form in architectural practice, the material imagination is employed when the architect 'thinks matter, dreams in it, lives in it, or, in other words, materializes the imaginary.' As an alternative to a formal approach in architectural design, this book challenges readers to rethink the reverie of materials in architecture through an examination of historical precedent, architectural practice, literary sources, philosophical analyses and everyday experience. Focusing on matter as the premise of an architect’s imagination, each chapter identifies and graphically illustrates how material imagination defines the conceptual premises for making architecture.

Author : Grant Carpenter Manson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Architects
ISBN : UOM:39015010952797

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Frank Lloyd Wright by Grant Carpenter Manson Pdf