Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Houses (Wright at a Glance Series) [Hardcover]

Carla Lind (Author), Frank Lloyd Wright (Designer)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1994 | Series: Wright at a Glance Series

Hugging the ground, with low, sheltering roofs and spacious interiors, Wright's Prairie houses have long been favorites among his hundreds of buildings. This book details the origins of the style, showing typical features and furnishings, and walks readers through ten of the most fascinating examples.

By Carla Lind. 60 pages, 34 color photographs, 7 black & white photographs, 5 1/4 x 5 1/4". Casebound, with dust jacket.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 60 pages
• Publisher: Pomegranate (September 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566409977
• ISBN-13: 978-1566409971
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #543,693 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The prairie spoke. . . and Wright listened!, April 10, 2001

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This review is from: Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Houses (Wright at a Glance Series) (Hardcover)

"Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Houses," by Carla Lind, is one of a series of mini-books dedicated to the work of this important architect. This volume focuses on Wright's Prairie Houses. As Lind notes, the Prairie School of architecture was inspired by the "spacious, horizontal feeling" of the American prairie. This book pays particular attention to several of Wright's Prairie masterpieces built between 1900 and 1908.

This book shares many of the admirable characteristics of other volumes in the series: a profusion of superb full-color photographs (both interior and exterior), Lind's interesting text, illuminating sidebar quotes from Wright and others, and a brief but useful bibliography. Houses pictured include the Bradley House of Kankakee, Illinois; the Darwin Martin House of Buffalo, New York; the Stockman House of Mason City, Iowa; and many more.

The only flaw in the book is the lack of any legible floor plans. Although floor plans are not a focus of this series as a whole, author Lind does call attention to the distinctive features of the Prairie House floor plans several times in the text. Thus, one or two representative plans would have really enhanced this volume. Actually, one floor plan is included, but it is used merely as a decorative background element: the plan is printed in a pale blue ink and has text superimposed on top of it, so it is not very legible. This matter aside, however, this is a fine volume in an excellent series.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another one in this delightful series, June 12, 2000

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This review is from: Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Houses (Wright at a Glance Series) (Hardcover)

Although the entire Wright at a Glance Series is wonderful, this book is especially good. It gives good examples of what made Wright's Prairie home distinctive. The photographs are very fine and the text supports them well.