A must-have for Wright fans and lovers of architecture and design. This comprehensive guide to the life and times of the man widely considered to be one of the most innovative and influential figures in modern architecture provides an A to Z chronicle of Wright's work, family, friends, and the major events that shaped his career. Over 1,000 stunning color photographs include interior and exterior shots of his most acclaimed architectural masterpieces.
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Misses its mark,
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This review is from: Frank Lloyd Wright: A Visual Encyclopedia (Hardcover)
This could be a valuable book, but its worth is diminished by a fairly large number of mistakes. Buildings are mis-identified. Some photos of Wright's decorative features are printed upside down. Other photos are backwards. Several of the aerial views are dramatic, but others seem to be space fillers. One in particular of Forest Avenue in Oak Park shows no details of the homes except for the roofs. With a bit more care in the choice of prints, the photos could have a far greater impact on the reader's understanding of Wright's design genius.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Wonderful photographs-leave you wanting more information,
This review is from: Frank Lloyd Wright: A Visual Encyclopedia (Hardcover)
An encyclopedia gives brief information on a subject. This one is no different. Sometimes however, I was left wanting to know the significance of the work. What was it that stood out about Mr. Wright's accomplishment on a particular work. The pictures were very nice but left me craving more information and more detailed pictures of the same house or building. This book is a wonderful start and quick reference with good cross links higlighted in each description. You will be left wanting more information however.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Jury's out...poorly organized and potential mistakes,
By Matti (Academia, VA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Frank Lloyd Wright: A Visual Encyclopedia (Paperback)
The photography is indeed wonderful and the side-bar legend is an interesting, if time-wasting addition (Tufte would have a fit that the legend is only in the front of the book, when it could be reproduced at the bottom of every page). Also, it's not the most helpful book that's organized by the name of the house and not the location (although there's a chronology in the back, how many people only know the name and the date a home was built?).As I get into it, I wonder about the accuracy of the entries. The single egregious example I found was for the Christian Community Church of Kansas City. There's a wonderful little picture of the "light steeple", gigantic lights shooting into the sky from the church's roof to form a virtual steeple. The caption next to the picture mentions that these lights were blacked-out during WWII. The problem is that, while Wright envisioned these steeples in his original architectural drawings, according to the church's own website, this was just a concept until 1994. They didn't exist before then. So how these steeples could be blacked-out during the war when they didn't exist is difficult to imagine. This, coupled with the mistakes other reviewers have found, make me wonder about the accuracy of the research for the book.
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Ablin, George, House (1958) In this house there is a contrast between the large south-facing living room of glass and wood and the pool-side main construction of salmon exposed concrete block - the latter perforated to provide windows. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Ablin, George, House (1958) In this house there is a contrast between the large south-facing living room of glass and wood and the pool-side main construction of salmon exposed concrete block - the latter perforated to provide windows. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
desert rubblestone, automatic house, exposed concrete block, solar hemicycle, textile block houses, masonry core, textile blocks, research tower, architectural contribution, cruciform plan, little imitations, horizontal board, batten siding, organic architecture Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lloyd Jones, Oak Park, New York, Taliesin West, Spring Green, Taliesin Fellowship, Imperial Hotel, Los Angeles, Taliesin Associated Architects, Mamah Cheney, Miriam Noel Wright, International Style, Second World War, New School of the Midwest, Architectural Record, Horizon Press, Ravine Bluffs Development, Lake Michigan, River Forest, United States, Broadacre City, Louis Sullivan, Unity Temple, Aline Barnsdall, Herbert Fritz New!
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- In the Cause of Architecture: Essays by Frank Lloyd Wright for Architectural Record, 1908-1952, with a Symposium on Architecture With and Without Wright by Eight Who Knew Him by Frank Lloyd Wright in Front Matter, and page 352
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Larkin Building by Jack Quinan in Back Matter
- An American Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright by Edgar Kaufman on page 352
- California Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright by David Gebhard in Back Matter
- Vincent Van Gogh: Drawings : The Early Years 1880-1883 Van Gogh Museum (Vincent Van Gogh Drawings) (Vincent Van Gogh Drawings) by Sjraar Van Heugten in Back Matter
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- Living Modern: Bringing Modernism Home by Andrew Weaving in Back Matter
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