Bøger af Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer

Frank Lloyd Wright's paradigm-shifting projects. This authoritative overview, based on TASCHEN's previous three-volume monograph and unlimited access to the Frank Lloyd Wright archives, scours the length and breadth of Wright's career to bring you all the gems of his genius at a new, bargain price.

Ein Gebäude von Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) ist immer unverkennbar individuell und beschwört gleichzeitig eine ganze Ära herauf. Wrights Entwürfe zeichnen sich vor allem durch ihre außergewöhnliche Harmonie mit ihrer Umgebung sowie durch eine Verwendung von Stahl und Glas aus, die den Übergang von Innen- zu Außenraum fließend macht. Sie verkündeten das Anbrechen der Moderne und machten ihren Erschaffer unsterblich. Diese sorgfältige Kompilation aus TASCHENs vorheriger Wright-Monografie stellt in einem übersichtlichen Band die wichtigsten Werke aus dem gewaltigen bahnbrechenden OEuvre des berühmtesten amerikanischen Architekten vor. Die Zusammenstellung, basierend auf dem unbegrenzten Zugriff auf die Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation's Archives in Taliesin West in Arizona, deckt das gesamte Spektrum von Wrights Schaffen ab und berücksichtigt auch Projekte, die nie realisiert wurden. Die Werkschau reicht von den frühen Präriehäusern, den "usonischen" Konzepthäusern und dem außerordentlichen Fallingwater über die Tokioter Bauten und Entwürfe von Verwaltungsgebäuden und Gotteshäusern bis hin zu späteren prominenten Projekten wie dem Guggenheim Museum in New York und der fantastischen Vision für eine bessere Zukunft in der "lebendigen Stadt".

Acclaimed as the "father of skyscrapers," the quintessentially American icon Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was an architect of aspiration. He believed in giving cultivated American life its fitting architectural equivalent and applied his idealism to structures across the continent, from suburban homes to churches, offices, skyscrapers, and the celebrated Guggenheim Museum. Wright's work is distinguished by its harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture, and which found its paradigm at Fallingwater, a house in rural Pennsylvania, cited by the American Institute of Architects as "the best all-time work of American architecture." Wright also made a particular mark with his use of industrial materials, and by the simple L or T plan of his Prairie House which became a model for rural architecture across America. Wright was also often involved in many of the interior elements of his buildings, such as the furniture and stained glass, paying particular attention to the balance between individual needs and community activity. Exploring Wright's aspirations to augment American society through architecture, this book offers a concise introduction to his at once technological and Romantic response to the practical challenges of middle-class Americans.

Acclaimed as the "father of skyscrapers," the quintessentially American icon Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was an architect of aspiration. He believed in giving cultivated American life its fitting architectural equivalent and applied his idealism to structures across the continent, from suburban homes to churches, offices, skyscrapers, and the celebrated Guggenheim Museum. Wright's work is distinguished by its harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture, and which found its paradigm at Fallingwater, a house in rural Pennsylvania, cited by the American Institute of Architects as "the best all-time work of American architecture." Wright also made a particular mark with his use of industrial materials, and by the simple L or T plan of his Prairie House which became a model for rural architecture across America. Wright was also often involved in many of the interior elements of his buildings, such as the furniture and stained glass, paying particular attention to the balance between individual needs and community activity. Exploring Wright's aspirations to augment American society through architecture, this book offers a concise introduction to his at once technological and Romantic response to the practical challenges of middle-class Americans.

From prairie houses to skyscrapers and the Guggenheim Museum, explore the life and work of one of the greatest pioneers in the history of architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright. Sketches, plans, and photographs chronicle all of Wright's major works, celebrating his organic architecture philosophy, innovative use of industrial materials, and vision...