Architects, Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright's House Beautiful by Diane Maddex Hardcover - 176 pages (September 2000) Hearst Books This book features the special relationship Wright had with House Beautiful magazine, a relationship that spanned six decades. Frank Lloyd Wright's House Beautiful is not only a treasure for any Wright fan, but a fascinating history of the architect as seen through the magazine that recognized his trailblazing talents from the beginning.

Frank Lloyd Wright Glass by Doreen Ehrlich, Frank Lloyd Wright Hardcover - 176 pages (September 15, 2000) Courage Books The 20th century's most influential architect utilized glass in a number of ways to distinguish his designs of churches, public buildings, and private residences. This comprehensive book traces Wright's innovative use of art glass in windows, lighting, interior décor, furnishings, and his famed Luxifer prisms, and provides a chronological, pictorial survey of the glass in each documented building designed by Wright.

Frank Lloyd Wright & Taliesin by Frances Nemtin, Frank Lloyd Wright, Aaron G. Green Hardcover - 80 pages (July 2000) Pomegranate The highlight of this book comes in the wonderful color photography that will probably inspire you to want to visit (in the summer time) to enjoy the hundreds of acres of grounds and the many architectural features that Mr. Wright designed there. Many may not know about his windmill tower that the local farmers predicted would not survive high winds, but which continues to beautifully grace the site.

Tales of Taliesin: A Memoir of Fellowship by Cornelia Brierly, Cornelia Brierley Hardcover - 176 pages 2 Ed edition (June 1, 2000) Pomegranate This lavishly illustrated memoir tells the story of nearly seventy years spent with the Taliesin Fellowship. It is an important work, not only because of the author's closeness to the twentieth century's foremost architect but because she has observed at first hand the unfolding of organic architecture -- Wright's design precepts made manifest. In an affectionate, honest, and preceptive book, she celebrates the fellowship as a way of life and brings to life a vibrant community that is still going strong, forty years after Wright's death.

Living Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright & Taliesin Architects by John Rattenbury Hardcover - 296 pages (October 2000) Pomegranate The visionary American architect Frank Lloyd Wright founded the Taliesin Fellowship in 1932. Among other things, the fellowship offered a school of architecture where apprentices learned Wright's theories of organic architecture and participated in making them manifest. After Wright's death in 1959, some of those who had studied and worked with him stayed on at Taliesin and formed Taliesin Architects. The firm's aim is to create buildings in harmony with nature; to embrace lifelong learning; to...

The Vision of Frank Lloyd Wright by Thomas A. Heinz Hardcover - 447 pages (September 29, 2000) Book Sales Virtually every structure that Wright built is represented in this extensive survey of his life's work. His genius at architectural design enable him to work out extremely complex buildings in his head and translate them on to paper in a matter of hours, as the famous story of his design presentation of Falling Water illustrates. His work continues to draw great admiration and interest to this day. His often tempestuous and sometimes tragic life and career are given full coverage in this book. Hundreds of photos, both archival and recent chart his amazing work and influence on all who followed.

Frank Lloyd Wright & the Art of Japan: The Architect's Other Passion by Julia Meech-Pekarik, Julia Meech Hardcover - 304 pages (May 2001) Harry N Abrams This lavish bookówhich accompanies an exhibition at Japan Society Gallery in New Yorkóexamines Wright's passion for Japanese art and illuminates the profound impact it had on his personal and professional life.

50 Favorite Rooms by Frank Lloyd Wright by Diane Maddex Hardcover - 128 pages (March 2001) Abradale Press Any admirer of the creative talent of Frank Lloyd Wright should not be without this excellent book, which records 50 of his domestic interiors. Diane Maddex, who has written several books on Wright, has assembled a photographic collection of his living and dining rooms as well as playrooms, libraries, and a few public spaces, including Wisconsin's Johnson Wax building and the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

50 Favorite Houses by Frank Lloyd Wright by Diane Maddex Hardcover - 128 pages (March 2001) Abradale Press Elegant full-color photographs and an authoritative yet accessible text profile fifty of the best-loved signature homes that the architect created. Written by award-winning author, Diane Maddex, this lush companion to its hugely successful predecessors, Fifty Favorite Rooms by Frank Lloyd Wright and Fifty Favorite Furnishings by Frank Lloyd Wright, offers an approachable look at the architect's definitive decorative style.

50 Favorite Furnishings by Frank Lloyd Wright by Diane Maddex Hardcover - 128 pages (March 2001) Abradale Press This gorgeous volume celebrates the splendid furniture, art glass, and metalwork designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the world's noted and America's most popular architect. An illustrated introduction provides an overview of design principles and is followed by three sections: Furniture, Art Glass, and Decorative Objects.

Light Screens: The Complete Leaded-Glass Windows of Frank Lloyd Wright by Julie L. Sloan Hardcover - 400 pages Slipcase edition (May 2001) Rizzoli Light Screens proposes a structuralist analysis of Wright's evolving typology of geometric forms and provides a cogent art-historical summary of what shaped them. Concise chapters describe the impact on Wright's glass of the Gothic Revival and Arts and Crafts movements, Japonisme, and Friedrich Froebel's educational exercises. Sloan also explains Wright's design theories and elliptical writings on glass.

Fallingwater: The Model by Paul Bonfilio, Terence Riley Hardcover - 80 pages (January 2001) Rizzoli Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, in Bear Run, Pa., of 1935, is one of the great masterpieces of modern architecture. Its model, constructed by Paul Bonfilio in 1984 , is a masterpiece of model making and a high point in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In discussing how the model was built, the design of the famous house itself is also analyzed, throwing new light on many intricacies of its complex construction.

Finding the Wright Places in California & Arizona: A Book for Frank Lloyd Wright Fans by Michel, Henry J. Michel Paperback - 104 pages (October 2000) One Palm Books This book is for Frank Lloyd Wright fans everywhere who plan to visit the West Coast or who live in or near Arizona or California. It has simplified locater maps and clear directions to easily find your way to each site. It gives tour days and times, parking and photography tips, and basic information about each building.

Usonia, New York: Building a Community With Frank Lloyd Wright by Roland Reisley, John Timpane, Martin Filler Hardcover - 192 pages (August 2001) Princeton Architectural Press Usonia, New York is the story of a group of idealistic men and women who, following WWII, enlisted Frank Lloyd Wright to design and help them build a cooperative utopian community near Pleasantville, NY. Through both historic memorabilia and contemporary color photos, this book reveals the still-thriving community based on concepts Wright advocated in his Broadacre City proposals.

Wright Sites: A Guide to Frank Lloyd Wright Public Places by Arlene Sanderson (Editor) Paperback - 144 pages 3rd edition (August 2001) Princeton Architectural Press As America's most beloved architect, Frank Lloyd Wright's work, life, and legacy, have been the subject of countless exhibitions and publications. Through his poetic treatment of space, plan, light, and materials, Wright revolutionized American architecture. His buildings broke free of the Arts and Crafts movement, establishing him as one of the preeminent modernists of the twentieth century, and continue to thrill a wide-ranging audience of architects and nonarchitects alike.

Frank Lloyd Wright: A Gatefold Portfolio by Robin Langley Sommer, Balthazar Korab Hardcover - 136 pages Spiral edition (May 2001) Metro Books This volume offers a unique perspective on sixteen of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest and most adventurous works. Each eight-page gatefold--opening out to almost three feet--presents the author's original rendering in full size, allowing readers to appreciate in detail Wright's original conception of the building.