Frank Lloyd Wright in Bloomington, MN

A building by
Frank Lloyd Wright
(1867-1959) is at once unmistakably individual, and evocative of an entire era. Notable for their
exceptional understanding of an organic environment
, as well as for their
use of steel and glass to revolutionize the interface of indoor and outdoor
, Wright’s designs helped
announce the age of modernity
, as much as they secured his own name in the annals of architectural genius.
This meticulous compilation from TASCHEN’s previous three-volume monograph assembles the most important works from Wright’s
extensive, paradigm-shifting oeuvre
into one
authoritative and accessibly priced overview of America's most famous architect
. Based on unlimited access to the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives in Taliesin, Arizona
,
the collection spans the length and breadth of Wright’s projects, both realized and unrealized, from his early
Prairie Houses,
through the
Usonian concept home
, epitomized by
Fallingwater
, the Tokyo years, his progressive
“living architecture”
buildings, right through to later schemes like the
Guggenheim Museum
, New York, and fantastic visions for a better tomorrow in the
“living city.”
Author
Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer
, who served as
Wright’s apprentice
during the 1950s, discusses recent research on Wright and gives his own insights on these game-changing buildings.