America's most famous architect was obsessed with small houses. Even though this exciting aspect of his work has been long overlooked, the truth is that Frank Lloyd Wright spent most of his career addressing the problems of houses intended for individuals or small families of modest means. In the only book on the master architect to focus on "the house of moderate cost," Wright expert Diane Maddex takes the reader inside a selection of his small houses from across the country, turning the spotlight on Wright's ingenious solutions to make these homes look and feel large.
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Diane Maddex, formerly the director of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Preservation Press, is the president of Arche-type Press and the author of many award-winning books on the American home.
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This review is from: Wright-Sized Houses: Frank Lloyd Wright's Solutions for Making Small Houses Feel Big (Hardcover)
The pictures and text boxes do a terrific job of explaining the reasons that Wright's architecture works. The themes of unity, making walls disappear with windows, use of natural materials and building for the site can be applied to many architectural styles, not just the prarie style he is known for
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This review is from: Wright-Sized Houses: Frank Lloyd Wright's Solutions for Making Small Houses Feel Big (Hardcover)
This is a beautiful picture book that keeps its title's promise. Maddex actually identifies the specific FLW solutions for making small houses feel big. Her description of these solutions are well-written and aimed at appealing to the intelligent layman. Mercifully, she avoids the academic, pedantic and patronizing tone. A real pleasure. Couldn't recommend more highly.
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Great pictures. Terrible text.,
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This review is from: Wright-Sized Houses: Frank Lloyd Wright's Solutions for Making Small Houses Feel Big (Hardcover)
I think the premise of the book is right on target. FLW best work was in his small houses. They are much harder to design, build and were done so on a tight budget. The pictures of the houses in the book are fantastic. They are current day pictures versus pictures taken 10 or 20 years ago. The text is not well written. Could have done a better job.
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One only has to conjure up a mental image of Fallingwater to understand that Wright took delight in designing for sites where no one else wanted to-or could-build. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Oak Park, Frank Lloyd Wright, House Beautiful, Los Angeles, Grand Rapids, Herbert Jacobs, Jacobs House, Taliesin West, May House, New York, Mason City, Bloomfield Hills, John Howe, Loren Pope, Prairie School, Rosenbaum House, Wright's Prairie New!
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One only has to conjure up a mental image of Fallingwater to understand that Wright took delight in designing for sites where no one else wanted to-or could-build. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dining alcove Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Oak Park, Frank Lloyd Wright, House Beautiful, Los Angeles, Grand Rapids, Herbert Jacobs, Jacobs House, Taliesin West, May House, New York, Mason City, Bloomfield Hills, John Howe, Loren Pope, Prairie School, Rosenbaum House, Wright's Prairie New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The House Beautiful (Wright at a Glance) by William C. Gannett on 10 pages
- The Natural House by Frank Lloyd Wright on 4 pages
- Frank Lloyd Wright (Spanish Edition) by H. Allen Brooks on page 125, and Back Matter
- The Master Builders. Le Corbusier, Mies VanDer Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright by Peter Blake on page 77, and Back Matter
- Frank Lloyd Wright (Reaktion Books - Critical Lives) by Robert McCarter on page 56, and Back Matter
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