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Frank Lloyd Wright

内容简介

AbuildingbyFrankLloydWright(1867-1959)isatonceunmistakablyindividual,andevocativeofanentireera.Notablefortheirexceptionalunderstandingofanorganicenvironment,aswellasfortheiruseofsteelandglasstorevolutionizetheinterfaceofindoorandoutdoor,Wright'sdesignshelpedannouncetheageofmodernity,asmuchastheysecuredhisownnameintheannalsofarchitecturalgenius.ThismeticulouscompilationfromTASCHEN'spreviousthree-volumemonographassemblesthemostimportantworksfromWright'sextensive,paradigm-shiftingoeuvreintooneauthoritativeandaccessiblypricedoverviewofAmerica'smostfamousarchitect.BasedonunlimitedaccesstotheFrankLloydWrightArchivesinTaliesin,Arizona,thecollectionspansthelengthandbreadthofWright'sprojects,bothrealizedandunrealized,fromhisearlyPrairieHouses,throughtheUsonianconcepthome,epitomizedbyFallingwater,theTokyoyears,hisprogressive"livingarchitecture"buildings,rightthroughtolaterschemesliketheGuggenheimMuseumNewYork,andfantasticvisionsforabettertomorrowinthe"livingcity."AuthorBruceBrooksPfeiffer,whoservedasWright'sapprenticeduringthe1950's,discussesrecentresearchonWrightandgiveshisowninsightsonthesegame-changingbuildings.

作者简介

BruceBrooksPfeifferbecameFrankLloydWright'sapprenticeattheTaliesinFellowshipin1949.In1957,heattendedtheEcoleNationaledesBeaux-ArtsinParis,returningin1958tocontinuehisapprenticeshipwithWrightuntilhisdeathin1959.HeremainsatTaliesintothisday,asdirectoroftheFrankLloydWrightArchives,avice-presidentoftheFrankLloydWrightFoundation.,andauthorofnumerouspublicationsonWright'slifeandwork.Theeditor:PeterGosselrunsanagencyformuseumandexhibitiondesign.ForTASCHENhepublishedmonographsonJuliusShulman,RM.Schindler.JohnLautnerandRichardNeutraaswellasseveraltitlesintheBasicArchitectureSeries.

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