The Buildings Of Frank Lloyd Wright At Florida Southern College

Author : Randall M. MacDonald,Nora E. Galbraith,James G. Rogers
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0738552798

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The Buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright at Florida Southern College by Randall M. MacDonald,Nora E. Galbraith,James G. Rogers Pdf

As small Florida Southern College embarked upon an ambitious building program in the 1930s, the serendipitous arrival of Frank Lloyd Wright transformed the future of the school. Pres. Ludd Myrl Spivey was a leader with limitless imagination, and he realized the virtue in bringing an architect of Wright's renown to Lakeland. Wright's first visit to the lakeside campus was in 1938. He envisioned a grand 18-unit "Child of the Sun" campus, where buildings would grow from the Florida sand into the light. The buildings are especially suited to the landscape and are connected thematically by a series of covered walkways Wright called the Esplanade. Over the next 20 years, 12 of these unique structures were constructed at Florida Southern, and today they comprise the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright's work. The campus attracts thousands of visitors annually, and preservation and restoration projects are ongoing. The Florida Southern College Architectural District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Author : Randall M. MacDonald,Nora E. Galbraith,James G. Jr. Rogers
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1531633129

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Buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright at Florida Southern College by Randall M. MacDonald,Nora E. Galbraith,James G. Jr. Rogers Pdf

As small Florida Southern College embarked upon an ambitious building program in the 1930s, the serendipitous arrival of Frank Lloyd Wright transformed the future of the school. Pres. Ludd Myrl Spivey was a leader with limitless imagination, and he realized the virtue in bringing an architect of Wright's renown to Lakeland. Wright's first visit to the lakeside campus was in 1938. He envisioned a grand 18-unit "Child of the Sun" campus, where buildings would grow from the Florida sand into the light. The buildings are especially suited to the landscape and are connected thematically by a series of covered walkways Wright called the Esplanade. Over the next 20 years, 12 of these unique structures were constructed at Florida Southern, and today they comprise the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright's work. The campus attracts thousands of visitors annually, and preservation and restoration projects are ongoing. The Florida Southern College Architectural District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Author : Dale Allen Gyure
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813059228

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Frank Lloyd Wright's Florida Southern College by Dale Allen Gyure Pdf

Florida Southern College in Lakeland boasts the largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world. With eleven buildings planned and designed by Wright, the campus forms a rich tableau for examining the architect's philosophy and design practice. In this fully illustrated volume, Dale Allen Gyure tells the engaging story of the ambitious project from beginning to end. The college's dynamic president, Ludd M. Spivey, wanted the grounds and buildings redesigned to embody a modern and distinctly American expression of Protestant theology. Informed by Spivey's vision, his own early educational experience, and his architectural philosophy, Wright conceived the "Child of the Sun" complex. Much like Thomas Jefferson's famous plan for the University of Virginia, the academic village that Wright designed for Florida Southern College expresses a dramatic and personal statement about education in a democratic society. Little studied to date, this significant campus and its history are finally given the attention they deserve in this fascinating volume.

Author : William Allin Storrer
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2002-04-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0226776220

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The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright by William Allin Storrer Pdf

Among the many books available on Wright, William Allin Storrer's classic - now fully revised and updated - remains the only authoritative guide to all of Wright's built work.".

Author : Carla Lind
Publisher : Pomegranate
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0764900161

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Frank Lloyd Wright's Public Buildings by Carla Lind Pdf

Discusses the history and design of public buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Author : Kenneth Treister
Publisher : Library Press at Uf
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 194445506X

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Frank Lloyd Wright at the University of Florida by Kenneth Treister Pdf

An account of architect Frank Lloyd Wright's connections with the University of Florida and his design for the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity house at the University.

Author : William Allin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-02
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780226435893

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The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright by William Allin Pdf

From sprawling houses to compact bungalows and from world-famous museums to a still-working gas station, Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs can be found in nearly every corner of the country. While the renowned architect passed away more than fifty years ago, researchers and enthusiasts are still uncovering structures that should be attributed to him. William Allin Storrer is one of the experts leading this charge, and his definitive guide, The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, has long been the resource of choice for anyone interested in Wright. Thanks to the work of Storrer and his colleagues at the Rediscovering Wright Project, thirty-seven new sites have recently been identified as the work of Wright. Together with more photos, updated and expanded entries, and a new essay on the evolution of Wright’s unparalleled architectural style, this new edition is the most comprehensive and authoritative catalog available. Organized chronologically, the catalog includes full-color photos, location information, and historical and architectural background for all of Wright’s extant structures in the United States and abroad, as well as entries for works that have been demolished over the years. A geographic listing makes it easy for traveling Wright fans to find nearby structures and a new key indicates whether a site is open to the public. Publishing for Wright’s sesquicentennial, this new edition will be a trusted companion for anyone embarking on their own journeys through the wonder and genius of Frank Lloyd Wright.

Author : Frank Lloyd Wright
Publisher : Pomegranate Communications
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UIUC:30112045518849

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Frank Lloyd Wright by Frank Lloyd Wright Pdf

Over the Course of his seven-decade career, Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) profoundly altered the course of American architecture. This screen saver pays tribute to such visionary structures as "Fallingwater" (the E. J. Kaufman House in Mill Run, Pennsylvania), the Guggenheim Museum (New York), Trinity Chapel (Norman, Oklahoma), the Lenkurt Electric Company (San Carlos, California), "Wingspread" (the Johnson House in Racine, Wisconsin), "Oasis" (the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix), and the unbuilt Ayn Rand Home and Studio. The color perspectives in this set attest to Wright's genius for design.

Author : Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer
Publisher : Taschen
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 3822827576

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Frank Lloyd Wright, 1867-1959 by Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer Pdf

The Wright idea "The interior space itself is the reality of the building." - Frank Lloyd Wright Widely thought to be the greatest American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was a true pioneer, both artistically and technically. At a time when reinforced concrete and steel were considered industrial building materials, Wright boldly made use of them to build private homes. His prairie house concept--that of a low, sprawling home based upon a simple L or T figure--was the driving force behind some of his most famous houses and became a model for rural architecture across America. Wright`s designs for office and public buildings were equally groundbreaking and unique. From Fallingwater to New York`s Guggenheim Museum, his works are among the most famous in the history of architecture. About the Series: Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Architecture Series features: an introduction to the life and work of the architect the major works in chronological order information about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutions a list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildings approximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts and plans)

Author : Roux Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Architects
ISBN : LCCN:94188384

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Frank Lloyd Wright by Roux Library Pdf

Author : Henry-Russell Hitchcock
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1975-08-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105031901783

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In The Nature Of Materials by Henry-Russell Hitchcock Pdf

This is the definitive study of Frank Lloyd Wright and his work, an eloquent summation of an outstanding career that spanned nearly seventy years of American architectural history. Writing with warmth and penetrating intelligence, Henry-Russell Hitchcock, America's leading architectural expert, explores Wright's distinctive approach to the design and construction of homes, civic centers, housing projects, country clubs, and office buildings—emphasizing throughout Wright's skillful use of materials to create harmony between structure and environment.Hitchcock covers each of the major phases in Wright's first fifty years as an architect: the apprenticeship with J.L. Selsbee; the movement toward maturity with "Lieber Meister" Sullivan, and the links with Richardson, the "prairie" architecture of the early 1900s and the non-domestic work of the same period which exerted so great an influence upon the development of modern European architecture; the textile block housing and cantilevered skyscraper projects of the early ‘20s; the creative hiatus of the late ‘20s and early ‘30s; and the projects of the Depression years, interrupted in 1942 by World War II.More than 400 illustrations are presented in chronological order in a format Wright himself designed, revealing an endless assortment of shapes, materials and structural ornament that indicate the scope and focus of Wright's genius. Accompanying the photographs, plans, and perspectives is Hitchcock's perceptive commentary, linking each building to a particular phase in Wright's development and showing how in each case the architect forged the elements of materials, mass, space, and ornament into a powerful visual statement.Hitchcock also contributes a list of the architect's completed projects through 1941, and, in a new foreword specially prepared for this Da Capo edition, assesses Wright's major projects during the last two decades of his life.

Author : Peter C. Alexander
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781636613369

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Insufficient Funds by Peter C. Alexander Pdf

Insufficient Funds: The Financial Life of Frank Lloyd Wright By Peter C. Alexander Dozens of books have been written about architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture, aesthetic, and various design achievements; however, no one has looked at his business practices… until now. In this book, Peter Alexander focuses on the financial life of this American architectural genius after more than fifteen years of research. Wright was a spendthrift who earned a considerable fortune over his lifetime, but he was a man who never had sufficient funds to meet his expenses. Most often, his lack of financial stability was because he had an insatiable need to spend money on Japanese art, pianos, cars, and other assorted luxury items. The material in the book comes from a wide variety of sources, including conversations and anecdotes that have been included in the many published works about Mr. Wright’s life and legacy as well as verifiable and apocryphal stories shared by docents conducting house tours. The book is also informed by considerable original material, including archival records about Mr. Wright’s financial life and interviews of two of his grandchildren, his Spring Green, Wisconsin neighbors, former apprentices, students enrolled in the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, and homeowners who worked with Wright to build their dream homes.

Author : Roux Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Architecture, Modern
ISBN : OCLC:27232842

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Frank Lloyd Wright by Roux Library Pdf

Author : General Editor,Claudia Slate
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781443810814

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Florida Studies by General Editor,Claudia Slate Pdf

Florida was the first region of the United States to be discovered, explored, and, after a fashion, settled by Euroamericans. Its population in the early 21st century is approaching 17 million. Within years the number of people living in the state will surpass those living in New York, and the Sunshine State will become the most populous area east of the Mississippi. The first book in English about Florida was written by Jean Ribault. A French adventurer, Ribault established a colony of Huguenots near present-day Jacksonville. He was captured by the very able Spanish commander Pedro Menendez, who ordered his French rival and all his minions killed. The state’s long and colorful past is matched by its equally long and colorful literary production. Strangely, critical assessment of Florida literature has lagged far behind. With this volume, the Florida College English Association has formally begun an effort to correct this lamentable oversight. Included are papers on every aspect of Florida literature and history by scholars from every part of the state who are employed in every kind of institution of higher learning. Of special interest are the studies of Florida literature in the 19th century and in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, areas that are generally ignored in national journals. The papers on the contributions of African-American literary figures, such as Zora Hurston and James Weldon Johnson, are noteworthy. Of particular interest are the suggestions for teaching Florida studies in the classroom, which can be adapted for high school as well as college students.

Author : Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer,Frank Lloyd Wright
Publisher : Pomegranate
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Architects
ISBN : 9780764910418

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Treasures of Taliesin by Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer,Frank Lloyd Wright Pdf

Many of Frank Lloyd Wright's most remarkable designs were never built. This lavish book presents 106 superb renderings of projects that never saw completion -- and explains why, in concise, insightful essays by Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, director of archives at The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Pfeiffer draws on his long association with Wright to describe the circumstances surrounding the germination of each project and characterize the fascinating, often quirky personalities involved. In his careful selection of projects, Pfeiffer has created a visual history of Wright's accomplishments over a career that stretched from 1895 to 1959. This collection of drawings is both a visual feast and a fascinating overview of Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural genius.