Frank Lloyd Wright / Naomi Stungo
By: Stungo, Naomi
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Publisher: Singapore : Periplus Editions (HK), 1999Description: 80 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9625936300.Subject(s): Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 -- Criticism and interpretation | Architecture -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Architecture, AmericanDDC classification: 720.92 Summary: Frank Lloyd Wright was the first truly organic architect. His use of recurring elemental themes and materials - open plan layouts, clean, geometric lines, water, stone, wood, prairie and sky - resulted in buildings that perfectly reflected, enhanced and assimilated their environments. Wright's vast oeuvre included the magnificent private house, so representative of his Utopian vision, Fallingwater in Pennsylvania ; the monumental Johnson Wax factory in Wisconsin; the numerous "Prairie" and "Usonian" houses across the Midwest, and his final masterpiece, the New York landmark, the Guggenheim Museum. Comprising more than 50 images, this book is an essential companion to a man whose influence on modern architecture has been immeasurable.
| Item type | Current location | Shelf location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| Main Collection | Taylor's Library-TU |
Floor 4, Shelf 30 , Side 2, TierNo 4, BayNo 3 |
720.92 STU (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | SABDx,23003,03,AD | 5000152463 |
Frank Lloyd Wright was the first truly organic architect. His use of recurring elemental themes and materials - open plan layouts, clean, geometric lines, water, stone, wood, prairie and sky - resulted in buildings that perfectly reflected, enhanced and assimilated their environments. Wright's vast oeuvre included the magnificent private house, so representative of his Utopian vision, Fallingwater in Pennsylvania ; the monumental Johnson Wax factory in Wisconsin; the numerous "Prairie" and "Usonian" houses across the Midwest, and his final masterpiece, the New York landmark, the Guggenheim Museum. Comprising more than 50 images, this book is an essential companion to a man whose influence on modern architecture has been immeasurable.