Monograph: Frank Lloyd Wright: Complete Works
The Complete Frank Lloyd Wright
Part of an exhaustive three-volume monograph featuring all of Wright’s 1,100 designs, both realized and unrealized. This volume covers the postwar years and the “living architecture” period.
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was one of the fathers of modern architecture; his work helped define the modern era, had a widespread cultural influence, and remains highly influential today, half a century after his demise. The mature work of his final years is the subject of this monograph, including all his designs from that period, even those never built. Based on unlimited access to the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives in Taliesin, Arizona, this penetrating study gives an unrivalled overview of Wright’s groundbreaking work, complex personal life, and eventual ’starchitect’ status – included are drawings he made for an unrealized house intended for Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller.
Together with two forthcoming companion titles, this three-volume monograph will cover Wright’s entire oeuvre, from his early Prairie Houses, through the Usonian concept home and “living architecture” buildings, to late projects like the Guggenheim Museum and his fantastic vision of the “living city.” Author Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, who served as Wright’s apprentice during the 1950s, highlights the latest research and gives fresh insights into the work, providing new dates for many of the plans and houses. A wealth of personal photos also illustrates the working routine at Frank Lloyd Wright’s fellowship.
Frank Lloyd Wright: Complete Works, Vol. 3, Edited by Peter Gössel, Author Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, Hardcover, 40cm x 31cm, 584 pages, ISBN: 9783822857700
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April 21st, 2009 at 1:57 pm
This looks like an amazing work. All of FLLW’s design in one place, well three places, incredible.
September 21st, 2009 at 7:18 am
I have this book, I really wish it was better. I mean it is GREAT for what it is, but they missed the target in my opinion. The drawings and some of the photos are so small you NEED a magnifying glass to look at them. And this book is HUGE! I hope with the other editions they maximize the drawings and photographs. OR release all the drawings and photos in a digital medium.