Understanding Frank Lloyd Wright's Architecture by Donald Hoffmann
"May be the best book on Wright ever written, with the exception of the master's own incomparable autobiography." -- New York Times Book Review
Despite the vast literature about Frank Lloyd Wright, noted Wright scholar Donald Hoffmann contends that observations about Wright commonly fail to reach any understanding of his art and few commentaries deal with the principles of his architecture. What inspired his work? How did his architecture mature? What are the dynamics of its characteristic expression? Why will the formative principles always be valid?
The answers to these and other questions about Wright's architectural philosophy, ideals and methods can be found in this superb treatment, enhanced with 127 photos, plans, and illustrations of a host of Wright masterworks. Among these are the Robie house, the Winslow house, Fallingwater, Hollyhock House, the Larkin Building, Unity Temple, Taliesin, the Guggenheim Museum, the Johnson Wax Building, and many more.
Expertly analyzing Wright's approach to siting, furnishing, landscaping, and other details, Mr. Hoffmann has written an insightful guide to the concepts that gave Wright's architecture "not only its extraordinary vigor of structure and form, expression and meaning, but its surprising continuity." The book will be essential reading for all Wright fans and anyone interested in the evolution of modern architecture.
Despite the vast literature about Frank Lloyd Wright, noted Wright scholar Donald Hoffmann contends that observations about Wright commonly fail to reach any understanding of his art and few commentaries deal with the principles of his architecture. What inspired his work? How did his architecture mature? What are the dynamics of its characteristic expression? Why will the formative principles always be valid?
The answers to these and other questions about Wright's architectural philosophy, ideals and methods can be found in this superb treatment, enhanced with 127 photos, plans, and illustrations of a host of Wright masterworks. Among these are the Robie house, the Winslow house, Fallingwater, Hollyhock House, the Larkin Building, Unity Temple, Taliesin, the Guggenheim Museum, the Johnson Wax Building, and many more.
Expertly analyzing Wright's approach to siting, furnishing, landscaping, and other details, Mr. Hoffmann has written an insightful guide to the concepts that gave Wright's architecture "not only its extraordinary vigor of structure and form, expression and meaning, but its surprising continuity." The book will be essential reading for all Wright fans and anyone interested in the evolution of modern architecture.
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On Architecture: Bks. I-X
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The Seven Lamps of Architecture
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The Four Books of Architecture
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Victorian Domestic Architectural Plans and Details: v. 1
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Georgian Architectural Designs and Details
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Vitruvius Britannicus
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Castles
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Gibbs' Book of Architecture
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater
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Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture
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Hints on Household Taste
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Pictorial Encyclopaedia of Historic Architectural Plans
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Craftsman Homes
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Victorian Architectural Details
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The Art Nouveau Style
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The Decoration of Houses
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Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings
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Victorian Wooden and Brick Houses with Details
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Sears House Designs of the Thirties
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The The Gargoyle Book
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Canon of the Five Orders of Architecture
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Small Houses of the Twenties
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Camillo Sitte: the Birth of Modern City Planning
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Late Victorian Interiors and Interior Details
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100 Victorian Architectural Designs for Houses and Other Buildings
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Gothic Architecture
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Practical Builder
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California Bungalows of the Twenties
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American Country Houses of the Gilded Age (Sheldon's Artistic Country-Seats)
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100 Turn-of-the-Century Brick Bungalows with Floor Plans
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Early American Architecture
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Turn-of-the-century House Designs
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My Father, Frank Lloyd Wright
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House
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Authentic Victorian Villas and Cottages
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Form and Design in Classic Architecture
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Aladdin "Built in a Day" House Catalog, 1917
Donald Hoffmann is the author of numerous books, most recently Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan and the Skyscraper and Frank Lloyd Wright's House on Kentuck Knob. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Mark Twain and His Circle Series, edited by Tom Quirk and John Bird
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780486283647 |
| ISBN 10 | 048628364X |
| Title | Understanding Frank Lloyd Wright's Architecture |
| Author | Donald Hoffmann |
| Series | Dover Architecture |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Year published | 2003-03-28 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |