An anecdotal reminiscence of Americarsquo;s chief living genius by his son mdash; short; unconventional; amusing and on the whole revealing. mdash; Book Week.Frank Lloyd Wright is widely regarded as the twentieth centuryrsquo;s greatest architect mdash; an unconventional genius who transformed both residential and commercial building design with his concept of ldquo;organicrdquo; architecture. During a long and productive life; Wright designed some 800 buildings; received scores of honors and awards; and left an indelible imprint on modern architectural theory and practice.In this charming; readable memoir; Wright the architect and father comes to life through the vivid recollections and firsthand knowledge of his son. John Lloyd Wright characterizes his father as ldquo;a rebel; a jolt to civilization; whose romantic theme mdash; purposive planning and organic unity in inventing and combining forms mdash; is an epoch in the architecture of the world.rdquo; His unique view of the ldquo;epochrdquo; will intrigue architects; students; and all who admire the work of this visionary and uncompromising spirit. An added attraction of this volume is the inclusion of the complete text of William C. Gannets The House Beautiful; an extremely rare work designed and printed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great illustration collection!By LauraGreat collection of interesting illustration by a wide variety of artists. Really useful for an aspiring illustrator to see a lot of styles in one place. It contains some short blurbs by various artists; and profiles of a few "hall of famers"; but its mostly just images; and lots of em. It has a handy index in the back to all the artists work; so you can look them up online too.2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. The best annualBy Tomaacute;s SerranoThe Society of Illustrations Annual uses to be the best annual: price; quality of the selected works; variety of styles... This holds the line.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A satisfied customer!!!By Rose Mardorfvery happy with this purchase. My husband collects these books.Shipped as promised; and very good condition!!Gift for my husband enjoys this book...