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Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses (Wright at a Glance Series)

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One of the architectural problems that challenged Frank Lloyd Wright throughout his career was how to provide moderate-cost houses that were every bit as good as more expensive ones. His solution was the Usonian house. This book presents a dozen of these innovative structures that became models for so many American houses. The Wright-at-a-Glance series showcases the work of one of the world's best-known architects. Comprising twelve books in all, this series offers an overview of Wright's life, buildings, and designs.


PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:

Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 728.373092
EAN: 9781566409988
ISBN: 1566409985
Label: Pomegranate Communications
Manufacturer: Pomegranate Communications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 60
Publication Date: 1994-09
Publisher: Pomegranate Communications
Studio: Pomegranate Communications


SIMILAR ITEMS:

• Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses: Designs for Moderate Cost One-Family Homes
• Wright-Sized Houses: Frank Lloyd Wright's Solutions for Making Small Houses Feel Big
• Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Houses (Wright at a Glance Series)
• Frank Lloyd Wright's Fireplaces (Wright at a Glance)
• Frank Lloyd Wright's Interiors


CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

A little pricey, not enough content, but a nice 'little' gift. -
This is a nice 'little' gift to give to a Wright fan, but it is not comprehensive enough to tell you what the whole Usonian thing was all about.
It would have gotten more stars if the price was a couple of dollars less.

Tiny, almost useless book -
This is a tiny hard cover book. "At a glance" is an over statement. More like a drive-by book. The pictures can be found elsewhere (larger and more complete) and the historical info is nil (and also found elsewhere.) Had I know this I would have not wasted my $10.00 on this.

The Wright house for the rest of us! -
This is a beautiful short introduction to the late and often smaller houses built by Wright after 1935, appropriately published in a purse-size book (part of a series). While less well known than his Prairie houses, these Usonians are the houses that YOU and I could afford! (Well...the smallest gem, Goetsch--built for $7,137.23--just sold for c.$225,000.) You will see here the beginning of many cliches of "modern houses:" single storys, open plans, lots of glass, dinettes, carports, etc. Only, these look beautiful! Why? Some idea of the awesome power of integrated design, inside and out, even at a tiny scale, is given in the small pictures of rich color. No "interior decoration" for Wright! Carla Lind is an extraordinarily evocative writer on Wright, and distills deep aesthetic insights into a brief focused text. If you like the magic you see here, then be sure to get Sargeant's book (Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses) to understand how these are designed and built (or seek Susan J. Bandes, Affordable Dreams. Kresge Art Museum Bulletin 6. Michigan State University. 1991). Enjoy.

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