Frank Lloyd Wright (Critical Lives) - Softcover

McCarter, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1861892683 ISBN 13: 9781861892683

Publisher: Reaktion Books, 2006

Synopsis

Frank Lloyd Wright Offers an account of Frank Lloyd Wright's life as an architect, the ideas, beliefs and relationships that shaped his life and work, and the manner in which these affected, and are reflected in, his architecture. This book shows how Wright was an architect of astonishing ability, whose works continue to shape the world around us.

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Review:

"Writing in succinct prose devoid of academic jargon, McCarter explains what made Wright's architecture so revolutionary. . . . While acknowledging Wright's greatness, McCarter has not written a hagiography. . . . McCarter's book could have been half as long again; it's that much of a pleasure to read."--ARTnews

"An elegantly written biography for Reaktion''s ''Critical Lives'' series. . . . Writing in succinct prose devoid of academic jargon, McCarter explains what made Wright's architecture so revolutionary. . . . While acknowledging Wright's greatness, McCarter has not written a hagiography. . . . McCarter's book could have been half as long again; it's that much of a pleasure to read."--"ARTnews"
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--Steven Litt"ARTnews" (11/01/2006)

"This architectural biography of Wright seeks to define the ethical framework beneath a diverse body of work with a wide range of formal expression. McCarter reveals America's preeminent modern architect as a humanist of democratic ideals whose highest concern was the space of inhabitation for both the individual and the community. For these principles, and for his endless experimentation within building traditions, Wright remains an inspiration."--Terence Riley, The Philip Johnson Chief Curator, Architecture and Design, Museum of Modern Art (01/18/2006)"

"An elegantly written biography for Reaktion's 'Critical Lives' series. . . . Writing in succinct prose devoid of academic jargon, McCarter explains what made Wright s architecture so revolutionary. . . . While acknowledging Wright s greatness, McCarter has not written a hagiography. . . . McCarter s book could have been half as long again; it s that much of a pleasure to read."
--Steven Litt"ARTnews" (11/01/2006)"

About the Author:

Robert McCarter is a practicing architect and the Ruth and Norman Moore Professor of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis. He is the author of several books on Frank Lloyd Wright, and a recent monograph on Louis Kahn.

About this edition

• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1861892683
• ISBN 13: 9781861892683
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224