Frank Lloyd Wright's Public Buildings (Wright at a Glance Series) [Hardcover]

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

Book Description

Series: Wright at a Glance Series | Publication Date: November 1996

Renowned as an architect of houses, Frank Lloyd Wright also created revolutionary designs for offices, theaters, schools, churches, and other public buildings. Frank Lloyd Wright's Public Buildings surveys the broad range of the architect's nonresidential work and features some of Wright's best-loved structures.

By Carla Lind. 60 pages, 40 color photographs, 2 black & white photographs, 5 1/4 x 5 1/4". Casebound book, with dust jacket.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 57 pages
• Publisher: Pomegranate (November 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764900161
• ISBN-13: 978-0764900167
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #826,106 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #5 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Professional & Technical > Architecture > Building Types & Styles > General

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5.0 out of 5 stars The public Wright, April 5, 2001

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

"Frank Lloyd Wright's Public Buildings," by Carla Lind, is one of a series of mini-books dedicated to Wright's amazing achievements as an architect. This volume contains the features that generally characterize the series as a whole: Lind's concise text, many excellent full-color photographs of both building interiors and exteriors, interesting sidebar quotes from Wright and others, and a brief but informative bibliography.

This book profiles many of Wright's most noteworthy public buildings: the Unity Temple in Oak Park, Illinois; the Johnson Wax Building in Racine, Wisconsin; Beth Sholom Synagogue in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; the Guggenheim Museum in New York City; and more.

The many photographs effectively capture the beauty and revolutionary boldness of Wright's architectural vocabulary. The buildings range from structures that look like Mayan temples, to structures that look like extraterrestrial spaceships, to structures that mirror forms from the natural world. Read the book and appreciate the genius of Frank Lloyd Wright.