Wright Sites: A Guide to Frank Lloyd Wright Public Places [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Arlene Sanderson (Editor), Jack Quinlan (Introduction)

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Publication Date: January 1, 1996

As America's most beloved architect, Frank Lloyd Wright's work, life, and legacy, have been the subject of countless exhibitions and publications. Through his poetic treatment of space, plan, light, and materials, Wright revolutionized American architecture. His buildings broke free of the Arts and Crafts movement, establishing him as one of the preeminent modernists of the twentieth century, and continue to thrill a wide-ranging audience of architects and nonarchitects alike.Wright Sites-one of our best-selling titles-is a complete catalog of all of Wright's extant, visitable buildings in the United States. In addition to regional maps and suggested weekend- and day-trip itineraries, this handy-to-use guide contains descriptions and visitation information for more than 60 projects. This new updated and revised edition introduces seven sites that have been made available to the public for the first time.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), his architectural legacy has been the subject of untold numbers of exhibitions and publications. In 1994, the Museum of Modern Art in New York celebrated Wright's accomplishments in an exhaustive and wildly popular retrospective of his career. Through his poetic treatment of space, light and materials, Wright revolutionized American architecture, establishing himself as one of the preeminent modernists of the early 20th century. His buildings continue to thrill a wide-ranging audience of architects and non-architects alike. Wright Sites: A Guide To Frank Lloyd Wright Public Places is a revised edition of a guidebook first publishing by The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, and is a complete catalog of Wright's extant, visitable buildings in the United States, and also includes listings for sites in Asia and Europe. In addition to regional maps and suggested itineraries, the guide contains descriptions of visitation information for more than sixty projects. Although much of Wright's work is located in the Midwest, Wright enthusiasts across the country will be delighted to discover Wright buildings in New Hampshire, Texas, Alabama, Virginia, Florida, and Montana. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press; 2nd Rev edition (January 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568980418
• ISBN-13: 978-1568980416
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,260,669 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "must read" for all Frank Lloyd Wright enthusiasts, December 13, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Guide to Frank Lloyd Wright Public Places: Wright Sites (Paperback)

Now in its revised, expanded, and updated third edition featuring five new entries for buildings recently opened to the public, Wright Sites: A Guide To Frank Lloyd Wright Public Places is an excellent guide to public places built by the renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Extensively illustrated with black-and-white photographs on nearly every page, Wright Sites presents the address, access information, tour information, and detailed commentary on sixty-six sites in the United States, from Texas to Oregon. Also included is a short listing of sites in Asia and England. Ably edited by Arlene Sanderson, Wright Sites is an excellent guide to its subject matter, printed on heavy paper stock for durability, a "must read" for all Frank Lloyd Wright architectural enthusiasts, and certain to spark interest in anyone with an especial love for architecture as art.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Wright Stuff, November 21, 2000

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This review is from: Wright Sites: A Guide to Frank Lloyd Wright Public Places (Paperback)

Though I've always admired the work of Frank Lloyd Wright in photos, I only made my first personal visit to one of his creations recently. Though only 1,200-square-feet, the Pope-Leighey House in Mount Vernon, VA, is charming, graceful, innovative and exciting -- and ultimately the reason why I bought this book, which tells readers about other Wright homes and buildings open to the public across the U.S. and around the world. As a travel guide with such a definite focus, the book seems a real winner, providing not only background on the various Wright sites but also detailed directions and even driving itineraries for certain areas where travellers can see more than one architectural wonder on the same trip. Then why take the extra star away from the review? Unfortunately, the book's photographs, all black & white, failed to do justice to the beauty of the Pope-Leighey House and in general don't seem to capture the grandeur, majesty and marvel which I've found in other volumes on the architect and his architecture. But this seems a minor limitation when the book's chief merits are so practical.

2.0 out of 5 stars Frank Lloyd Wright Book, September 27, 2011

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This review is from: A Guide to Frank Lloyd Wright Public Places: Wright Sites (Paperback)

Nice little resource for FLW houses open to the public. It is a little outdated, but that was expected with the publication date listed.