Frank Lloyd Wright in Arizona [Hardcover]

Lawrence W. Cheek (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 25, 2006

A glance into the glorious brilliance of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture in Arizona.

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About the Author

Lawrence W. Cheek is the architecture critic for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and is an honorary member of the American Institute of Architects. His most recent books include The Navajo Long Walk and Kokopelli. A longtime Arizona resident, he now lives in Issaquah, Washington.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 72 pages
• Publisher: Rio Nuevo (January 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1887896821
• ISBN-13: 978-1887896825
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,083,980 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars FLlW Arizona Reprised and Updated, February 18, 2006

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Billbowie (Elk Grove, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frank Lloyd Wright in Arizona (Hardcover)

This is a steamlined re-telling of the Frank Lloyd Wright in Arizona story. But there is little detail beyond the Arizona Biltmore and Taliesin West. There are some nice late afternoon photos of T-West, but few of any other houses. The freshest images are of the recently constructed Arizona Capitol spire and an Apprentice shelter. Lawrence Cheek seems to have more distance than many FLlW book authors. The most interesting text is the last few pages of commentary on the FLlW franchise since Mr. Wright's death and in particular recent changes with Taliesin Architects and the FLlW Foundation.

For the Arizona houses I would still recommend Storrer or FLlW's Western Work.

2.0 out of 5 stars Proceed with caution!, June 11, 2011

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R. MacTaggart (Right in the Middle, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frank Lloyd Wright in Arizona (Hardcover)

I purchased this book despite the negative reviews.

I must agree though. The book gives short shrift to most of Wright's buildings in Arizona. I had been hoping for more on the elusive Harold Price, Sr. home.

Particularly egregious however is that the author refers to Brendan Gill as Wright's preeminent biographer (page 33). This is laughable. Gill's book would be about the bottom of any credible list of accurate, informative books on Wright. Gill had an ax to grind, which tarnishes every page and skewers every viewpoint. That the author ADMIRES Gill's book is a cautionary warning.

2.0 out of 5 stars no significant one, April 12, 2010

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C. R. O. Rudiyanto "Frank L.W lover" (Italy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frank Lloyd Wright in Arizona (Hardcover)

I don't find the significant design of FLW in Arizona. I think Taliesen will be his significant design, and the significant of Taliesen in Arizona, is the site plan. But, I don't find them in this book.