false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174472670m/405338.jpg 405338 1 <div>This extraordinary book presents thirty-eight of the most renowned and significant buildings of America's premier architect, from his early Prairie work in Oak Park, Illinois, in the 1890s to his daring creations of the 1940s and 1950s.<br><br>In entirely new photographs taken especially for this book by two leading architectural photographers under the direction of co-editor David Larkin, such internationally famous buildings as the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Fallingwater and Wright's homes Taliesin, Taliesin West, and the Oak Park Home and Studio are seen afresh, benefiting from the photographers' special access.<br><br>Several lesser-known residences, such as Auldbrass Plantation in South Carolina, an array of wooden buildings that is Wright's American alternative to antebellum architecture, the William H. Winslow house in River Forest, Illinois, one of the architect's earliest and most surprisingly decorative houses, and the Kenneth Laurent house in Rockford, Illinois, a masterful curvilinear design, are seen in full color and demonstrate dimensions of Wright's work less often seen before. Public buildings, such as the dramatic concrete, glass, and steel Marin County Civic Center and Beth Sholom Synagogue show Wright as engineering virtuoso as well as creative architect. In addition to these existing masterworks, only the most famous of which are open to the public, the book covers buildings that have been demolished, notably the Larkin Company Administration Building, Midway Gardens, and the Imperial Hotel, which are represented here by drawings and rich archival photographs.<br><br>Each of the buildings is presented from conceptual sketch, plan, or drawing to finished masterwork, and each is accompanied by an in-depth essay detailing the development of the work. Extensive quotes from Wright's writings, unpublished talks, and private letters to the clients give valuable insight into the architect's own thinking about each commission. Never before has Wright's architecture been presented so elaborately in one volume.<br></div> 394689 15 9 1993 Frank Lloyd Wright: The Masterworks total:58|5:27|4:22|3:8|2:1|1:0| 58 249 76 1 4 0 false false Mon Jul 06 19:59:47 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 12:17:40 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Nov 25 20:24:02 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 20:24:02 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 22 12:22:47 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 12:22:47 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Nov 18 09:16:39 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 09:16:39 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Nov 16 14:09:39 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 14:09:39 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Nov 06 07:24:44 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 07:24:44 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Nov 04 11:04:53 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 11:04:53 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Oct 26 19:16:35 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 19:16:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Oct 08 17:16:04 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 17:16:15 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Oct 11 19:02:22 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 06:37:25 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 19:02:22 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Sep 13 20:42:32 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 20:42:32 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Sep 11 17:27:30 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 17:27:30 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Sep 10 14:28:14 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 14:28:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Sep 07 20:10:50 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 20:10:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 03 21:54:39 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 21:54:39 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Sep 03 17:16:44 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 17:16:44 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Sep 03 13:42:27 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 13:42:27 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Aug 29 13:16:44 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 13:16:44 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 21 14:31:44 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 15:06:28 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Aug 14 11:44:32 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 11:44:32 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=405338