Frank Lloyd Wright Designs

Author : Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-04
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780847835706

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Frank Lloyd Wright Designs by Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer Pdf

The first major presentation in decades of the visionary drawings of the artist-architect and master designer. Frank Lloyd Wright was an architect of vast and unprecedented vision, whose work is not only still admired by the critics and carefully studied by historians but is also widely beloved. Comfortable spaces, humanly scaled, with extraordinary attention to detail-as seen in a range of architectural forms-are at the center of Wright’s enduring appeal. This vision and attention is nowhere more evident than in the drawings. It has been said that had Wright left us only drawings, and not his buildings as well, he would still be celebrated for his brilliant artistry, and this is borne out here. Even more significant, and shown here as never before, are the magical first moments of invention and inspiration-Wright’s earliest sketches, some never before published-which offer unique insight into the mind of the master architect. Frank Lloyd Wright Designs is the most important and comprehensive book to be published on the drawings, designs, conceptual sketches, elevations, and plans of Wright, with particular emphasis on the development of certain important projects. It includes the best-known and beloved projects-like Fallingwater, The Coonley House, Midway Gardens, the Guggenheim, the Imperial Hotel-as well as a range of intriguing, unfamiliar, and previously unpublished drawings by Wright.

Author : Anne Whiston Spirn,C. Ford Peatross,David Gilson De Long,Robert Lawrence Sweeney,Library of Congress,Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Architects
ISBN : 0810926644

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Frank Lloyd Wright by Anne Whiston Spirn,C. Ford Peatross,David Gilson De Long,Robert Lawrence Sweeney,Library of Congress,Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Pdf

Now a new, more persuasive unity between building and site resulted, one in which roads and other movement systems were so skillfully integrated that results of unequaled scale and majesty were achieved. Wright continued to develop these ideas in many subsequent works, notably Taliesin and Taliesin West, his homes in Wisconsin and Arizona. In preparing their texts for this book, authors David G. De Long and Anne Whiston Spirn drew on a wealth of fresh archival sources as well as their investigation of the sites and of models constructed especially for this study. Their essays are illustrated with nearly 170 original drawings for the five schemes and related buildings, as well as Taliesin and Taliesin West, many of which are published here for the first time. In addition, a special portfolio of drawings, assembled by C. Ford Peatross, places Wright's designs of the 1920s in the context of the architectural representation of the automobile and the roadway through 1930, both in the U.S.

Author : Donald Hoffmann
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780486140261

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Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House by Donald Hoffmann Pdf

Painstakingly researched and illuminating account of the making of the Fred C. Robie home. Revealing family documents, excerpts from a 1958 interview with Fred Robie, and 160 black-and-white illustrations.

Author : Alan Hess
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015073910799

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Frank Lloyd Wright by Alan Hess Pdf

"The mid-twentieth century was one of the most productive and inventive periods in Frank Lloyd Wright's career, producing such masterworks as the Guggenheim Museum, Price Tower, Fallingwater, the Usonian Houses, and the Lovness House, as well as a vast array of innovative furniture and object design. With a wide variety of shapes and forms-ranging from honeycombs to spirals-this period defies simplistic definition. Simplicity, democratic designs, and organic forms characterize Mid-Century Modern, and, mentoring such mid-century talents as Richard Neutra and Rudolph Schindler among others, Wright was one of its most influential proponents. Frank Lloyd Wright: Mid-Century Modern is a comprehensive examination of an under-explored period in Wright's career, a time dating from roughly 1935 to 1958, during which this master architect was at his most daring and innovative."--Jacket

Author : Frank Lloyd Wright
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-16
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780486132341

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Drawings and Plans of Frank Lloyd Wright by Frank Lloyd Wright Pdf

Complete Wasmuth drawings, reproduced from a rare 1910 edition, feature Wright's early experiments in organic design. Includes 100 plates of public and private buildings from Oak Park period, plus Wright's Introduction and annotations.

Author : Dennis Casey
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1997-02-28
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780486295169

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Stained Glass Window Designs of Frank Lloyd Wright by Dennis Casey Pdf

Sixteen full-page designs adapted from windows in Wright buildings: Robie House, Dana House, Coonley Playhouse, many more. Geometrics, florals, etc. Color and hang near light source for glowing stained glass effects.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0764963449

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Frank Lloyd Wright Designs Sticker Book by Anonim Pdf

A great American architect who lived from 1867 to 1959, Frank Lloyd Wright designed houses, office buildings, museums, churches, a doghouse, and a gas station, always insisting that architecture should be organic. Wright thought that most houses were dark and crowded and constricting: he loved sunlight and freedom of movement, and he believed that the best buildings connected to their environments. His early home designs were very linear (or rectangular), with long roofs that went with the flat expanse of the American prairie. Many of these buildings had art glass windowsmade of countless small pieces of tinted glass held in zinc or brass frames. Those windows and other designs inspired the stickers in this book. Wright was taught about shapes at an early age. He used the circle, square, triangle, and hexagon as the basic shapes to create his buildings and his graphic designs. The square became his most recognized shape, as he set his signature on a red square at the bottom right corner of each drawing he approved. Wright once said, Colors; in paste or crayon, pencil; always a thrill. To this day I love to hold a handful of manycolored pencils and open my hand to see them lying loose upon my palm, in the light. 8 page softcover book with 150 reusable paper stickers (50 different designs) featuring designs by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Architectural photography
ISBN : 1933197757

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Wright Panorama by Anonim Pdf

Wright Panorama amplifies the artistry of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture with expanse. In the more than 140 Tom Schiff panoramic photographs contained in Wright Panorama, Schiff reveals nearly eighty extant buildings in Wright's oeuvre from a unique perspective. Wright Panorama exhibits the great architect's prolific, varied, and iconic body of work, pulling from it a new shape and offering it renewed appeal. Eric Lloyd Wright's compelling foreword to Wright Panorama introduces Tom Schiff and four noteworthy Frank Lloyd Wright scholarsCara Armstrong, Scott W. Perkins, Margo Stipe, and Marta Wojcik. Since Wright's architecture embraced his strong belief in and respect for Nature, these scholars draw from this and contribute essays from a new nature-centric perspective. They further our understanding of the ways each of the natural elementsearth, air, fire, and water influences Wright's life and work. In addition, these four essays utilize Schiff 's images to more fully illustrate the involvement of the natural elements on Wright's organic architecture. In his preface to Wright Panorama, Schiff conveys his desire to acknowledge the "true" as well as extend our framework of seeing, of vision. Schiff likes that his panoramic photography is "true to the landscape as seen by the naked eye" and is both "expansive" and "challenging." He sees the resulting panoramic image in Wright Panorama as "a unique way to see Frank Lloyd Wright's interiors and exteriors, from all vantage points, in one image." Wright Panorama is a continual discovery: A new way of viewing, a new way of discovering the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright.

Author : Bruce LaFontaine
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0486293629

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Famous Buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright by Bruce LaFontaine Pdf

For coloring book enthusiasts and architecture students — 44 finely detailed renderings of Wright home and studio, Unity Temple, Guggenheim Museum, Robie House, Imperial Hotel, more.

Author : Frank Lloyd Wright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1941
Category : Architecture
ISBN : OCLC:3493828

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Frank Lloyd Wright on Architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright Pdf

Author : Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-19
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781616895907

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Wright Sites by Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy Pdf

A comprehensive guide to Frank Lloyd Wright-designed buildings open to the public—with travel itineraries and information on seventy-four sites. Frank Lloyd Wright’s groundbreaking designs, innovative construction techniques, and inviting interiors continue to astound and inspire generations of architects and design aficionados. Covering all the publicly accessible sites across the United States—plus four in Japan—Wright Sites describes the design ideas and history behind each building. The volume also includes suggested destination itineraries for Wright road trips, a list of archives, and a selected bibliography. This revised edition features twenty sites newly opened to the public, up to date descriptions and access information, and new color photographs of each site. The introduction is written by Jack Quinan, a founding member of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy and author of Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House.

Author : Galison
Publisher : Galison
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Reference
ISBN : 073534826X

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Frank Lloyd Wright on Architecture, Nature, and the Human Spirit by Galison Pdf

Get to know Frank Lloyd Wright through this book filled with his quotes, which are grouped into twelve themes including "Humanity", "Nature", "Beauty" and many more. Wright's iconic designs are dispersed in full-color throughout the book. - Trim size: 6.2 x 4.3" - Page count: 96

Author : Thomas A. Heinz
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780785834427

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The Vision of Frank Lloyd Wright by Thomas A. Heinz Pdf

Architectural genius Frank Lloyd Wright's designs continue to amaze people. This complete collection of his designs brings them to your home.

Author : Frank Lloyd Wright,Martin Pawley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UVA:X000302664

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Frank Lloyd Wright: Public buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright,Martin Pawley Pdf

Author : Paul Laseau,James Tice
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1991-12-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0471288837

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Frank Lloyd Wright by Paul Laseau,James Tice Pdf

Despite the renewed interest in Frank Lloyd Wright and the increasing body of literature that has illuminated his career, the deeper meaning of his architecture continues to be elusive. His own writings are often interesting commentaries but tend not to enlighten us as to his design methodology, and it is difficult to make the connection between his stated philosophy and his actual designs. This book is a refreshing account that evaluates Wright’s contribution on the basis of his architectural form, its animating principle and consequent meaning. Wright’s architecture, not his persona, is the primary focus of this investigation. This study presents a comprehensive overview of Wright’s work in a comparative analytical format. Wright’s major building types have been identified to enable the reader to pursue a more systematic understanding of his work. The conceptual and experiential order of each building group is demonstrated visually with specially developed analytical illustrations. These drawings offer vital insights into Wright’s exploration of form and underscore the connection between form and principle. The implications of Wright’s work for architecture in general serves as an important underlying theme throughout. This volume also integrates the research of several noted scholars to clarify the interaction of theory and practice in Wright’s work, as well as the role of formal order in architectural experience in general. By seeing how Wright integrates his intuitive and intellectual grasp of design, the reader will build a keen awareness of the rational and coherent basis of his architecture and its symbiotic relationship with emotional, qualitative reality. A graphic taxonomy of plans of Wright’s building designs helps the reader focus on specific subjects. Among the diverse areas covered are sources and influences of Wright’s work, domestic themes and variations, public buildings and skyscraper designs, and the influence of site on design. Complete with a chronology of the master architect’s work, Frank Lloyd Wright: Between Principle and Form is an important reference for students, architects and architectural historians.