Fallingwater: A Frank Lloyd Wright Country House
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (707 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0896596621 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 190 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Here, in beautiful photographs, the first as-built measured plans, and an intimate narrative by a key figure, is the fascinating story of this masterwork.Fallingwater is the most famous modern house in America. A key element of this is the close interweaving of the house and its rugged, challenging setting, which he explicated in fascinating detail.The author maintained throughout the direct approach of one who knew and loved Fallingwater. Kaufmann provided an in-depth essay on the subtleties of Fallingwater, the ideology underlying its esthetics. One section of the book focuses on the realities of Fallingwater as arch
A work of loving scholarship, beautifully presented, Fallingwater is highly recommended for all collections. . From Library Journal An engaging, intimate, sumptuous appreciation of Wright's 1936 house in Bear Run, Pennsylvania. of ChicagoCopyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. Kaufmann is the distinguished architectural historian who trained with Wright and is the son of the clients for Fallingwater, the most famous modern house in America. The rich color photographs taken for this book are supported by views taken during construction, family photographs of the house in use, and excellent specially drawn plans of the house as built. Jack Perry Brown, Ryerson & Burnham Libs., Art Inst. He is able to explain the intentions of architect and client, and writes
Kudos - Exquisite New Visions of a World Treasture Larry A. Woodin In the introduction Ms. Waggoner raises the question of whether another book on Fallingwater would be useful, "hasn't it all been said; what is new; what more can be shown?" Clearly there was a great deal more to say, to learn and to see and in this book all of it is said gracefully and intelligently, elucidated clearly and illustrated beautifully. BRAVO! This is a work f. Omar Fernandes Aly said A WONDERFUL SURPRISE THIS BOOK. I am not start yet to read this marvelous book but I am just fascinated with the images and the diagramming and the photos plus texts disposal in this precious collector's book. Very very impressive this book was edited with the same level of the Frank Lloyd Wright's works! Probably the text is very good it was wrote by the former proprietor's son that means above all sus. bmorton said Cheaper than buying it at Fallingwater. So, we'd just gotten done with the tour at Fallingwater when my wife pointed out the gift shop. We really wanted to get this book while we were there but the $55 price tag seemed a bit high. So, we decided to check out the price on Amazon and saved $"Cheaper than buying it at Fallingwater" according to bmorton. So, we'd just gotten done with the tour at Fallingwater when my wife pointed out the gift shop. We really wanted to get this book while we were there but the $55 price tag seemed a bit high. So, we decided to check out the price on Amazon and saved $20. As for the book itself it's written by Edgar Kaufmann who was a member of the family that built the house as a summer es. 0. As for the book itself it's written by Edgar Kaufmann who was a member of the family that built the house as a summer es