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Frank Lloyd Wright The Houses | 
| Author: Alan Hess
Creators: Kenneth Frampton, Thomas S. Hines, Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, Alan Weintraub
Publisher: Rizzoli
Category: Book
List Price: $75.00
Buy New: $45.95
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 62205
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 544
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8.1
Dimensions (in): 13.5 x 11.8 x 2.8
ISBN: 0847827364
Dewey Decimal Number: 728.37092
EAN: 9780847827367
ASIN: 0847827364
Publication Date: November 1, 2005
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Condition: New - may have a small remainder mark on the edge.
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Product Description
Frank Lloyd Wright is not only synonymous with architecture, his name is also synonymous with the American house in the twentieth century. In particular, his residential work has been the subject of continuing interest and controversy. Wright's Fallingwater (1935), the seminal masterpiece perched over a waterfall deep in the Pennsylvania highlands, is perhaps the best-known private house in the history of the world. In fact, Wright's houses-from his Prairie style Robie House (1906) in Chicago, to the Storer (1923) and Freeman (1923) houses in Los Angeles, and Taliesen West (1937) in the Arizona desert-are all touchstones of modern architecture. For the first time, all 289 extant houses are shown here in exquisite color photographs. Along with Weintraub's stunning photos and a selection of floor plans and archival images, the book includes text and essays by several leading Wright scholars. Frank Lloyd Wright: The Houses is an event of great importance and a major contribution to the literature on this titan of modern architecture.
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A Beautiful Tribute January 6, 2009
After reading Loving Frank, my daughter asked for this book for Christmas. When it arrived and I looked through it, I knew she would love it. It is truly a collector's item. The photos and text are captivating. I would certainly recommend this book to anyone who is even slightly interested in Frank Lloyd Wright.
Gift for Dad January 6, 2009
I bought this as a gift for my dad. No clue why he wanted it, but he and my whole family loved looking at it all Christmas long.
In awe at first sight December 24, 2008
This book amazed me from the moment I held the box it came in.
Truely a mastermind at archetecture from the late 1800's, this man must've amazed his clientel with his fantastic abilities to take his imagination to paper, drawing what to the average mind seems impossible to achieve. Viewing the photos in this book will take your senses on a joy ride. From the beauty of the woodwork, to the mathametical puzzles of his angular structures, you'll feel as though you have been living in a simple world until you share a short part of Mr. Wright's. By far, the very best book I have ever bought, and will recomment to anyone who can appreciate a man that has passed on. His works all over the country will continue to show us what an amazing icon he was.
Everyone should page through this book at least once!
Superb September 2, 2008
This is a great book for fans of FLW. We visited his house when we were on vacation in Chicago and saw several of the other homes he had designed. This book is full of superb photographs - not just of the exteriors but of the interiors too, so you can see the furniture and fixtures that he designed.
Very pretty book May 24, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a lovely coffee table book with mostly spectacular color photos of most of Wrights houses, including many interior shots. There is not much historical information but this is covered in other books.
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