Prairie Skyscraper: Frank Lloyd Wright's Price Tower [Hardcover]

Anthony Alofsin (Author), Joseph Siry (Author), Pat Kirkham (Author), Scott W. Perkins (Author), Hilary Ballon (Author), Richard Townsend (Author), Monica Montagut (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 18, 2005

Prairie Skyscraper traces the history and evolution of Wright's recently restored nineteen-story-skyscraper masterwork, which takes its place beside the S.C. Johnson Wax Research Tower as one of Wright's only two vertical structures-and, at 221 feet tall-his largest. Built as a multi-use skyscraper in 1956, the building is now a luxury hotel and arts center, featuring collections of the works of Bruce Goff and Frank Lloyd Wright, and soon a new museum facility designed by Zaha Hadid. Now, with all-new color photography, we are given access to this extraordinary architectural gem and the Wright-designed furnishings custom made for it.

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About the Author

Anthony Alofsin is Professor of Architecture at University of Texas. Richard P. Townsend is Executive Director of the Price Tower Arts Center. Hilary Ballon is Professor in the Department of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University. Joseph M. Siry is Professor of Art History at Wesleyan University. Steven Brooke is a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome and winner of the AIA National Institute Honor Award for photography.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Rizzoli (October 18, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0847827542
• ISBN-13: 978-0847827541
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 0.8 x 12.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,745,593 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Price Tower: Wright's Prairie Skyscraper, January 1, 2007

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This review is from: Prairie Skyscraper: Frank Lloyd Wright's Price Tower (Hardcover)

At last, a book about one of Wright's most unique designs, the Price Tower. It is an objective study and history of one of his designs without the philosophical fluff that accompanies so many Wright critiques. One does not need fluff when the architecture speaks for itself.