The Wright Space

New York: Barnes and Noble, Inc, 2005. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very good/Good (several scratches on rear dust jacket, missing small piece measuring 1-3/4 inches by 3/4 inches on rear dust jacket). Erin Pikor (dust jacket). 256 pages. Oversized book, measuring 11-1/4 inches by 8-3/4 inches. Illustrated endpapers. Profusely illustrated with color illustrations. Includes Introduction, Integrity of Site and Structure, Common and Private Spaces, Multilevel Interiors, Sheltering Eaves and Balconies, Indoor/Outdoor Gardens, and the Grammar of Simplicity. Also includes a Glossary of Architectural Terms, Bibliography, Index, as well as Acknowledgments and Photo Credits. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Erin Pikor. Illustrated endpapers. The many photographs are by architectural photographers Paul Rocheleau, Balthazar, and Christian Korab. The author focuses on the ability of architect Frank Lloyd Wright "to integrate structure and settings." -- dust jacket. This richly illustrated volume of designs by the visionary American architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) focuses on his unique ability to integrate structure and settings in ways that responded to the client's needs, the nature of the site, and the social changes that evolved over his seventy-year career. His respect for natural materials, and his willingness to experiment with machine-age technology, resulted in rare essays in wood, stone, brick, patterned and poured concrete, glass, and other elements combined in harmonious ways to express his elusive ideal: an organic architecture of free-flowing spaces dedicated to common and private use in ways that enhanced individual dignity and harmonious relationships.