Auldbrass Frank Lloyd Wright's Southern Plantat
- 作者
- 出版社 Rizzoli
- 出版时间 2011年1月 第0002版
- ISBN 9780847836161
- 定价 415.10
内容简介
ArevisedandupdatededitionofthiscomprehensivevolumededicatedtoWright’sonlyplantationdesign.AlthoughFrankLloydWrightdesignedmorethan1，000projectsduringhislongandprolificcareer，AuldbrassPlantation，inYemassee，SouthCarolina，istheonlyplantationheeverdesigned.Itisalsooneofthelargestandmostcomplexprojectsheeverundertook.WrighthadanunusuallyintensecommitmenttoAuldbrass，andworkedonit，offandon，formorethantwentyyears，from1938untilhisdeathin1959.BecauseAuldbrasswasprivateandbecauseitfellintodisrepairinthe1960saftertheowners'death，itwasrarelyphotographedorstudied，andasaconsequencelittlehasbeenknownaboutthismajorwork.Witharecentlycompletedrestorationandnewphotography，thisbookaffordsarareopportunitytoseeoneofWright'sgreatestworks，asthemasterhimselforiginallyenvisionedit.Throughphotos，plans，anddrawings，weseewhatWrightplanned，andhowithasfinallyallbeeneitherrestoredorrealizedforthefirsttime.In1986，filmproducerJoelSilver(DieHard，LethalWeapon，48Hours，Predator，RomeoMustDie，TheMatrix，andoverfortyotherfilms)boughtAuldbrass.HehadearlierboughtandmeticulouslyrestoredWright'sfamous1923StorerHouseinHollywood.NowhehasagaincollaboratedwithWright'sgrandson，architectEricLloydWright，whorestoredtheStorerHouse，torestoretheAuldbrassPlantation.
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