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This volume contains a collection of the key essays on and by Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), one of the most influential and prolific architects of the 20th century. The individual essays focus on specific aspects of Wright's work, analyzing buildings and projects in order to explain the general principles of Wright's much-debated design methods. Included are previously published contributions from well-known historians and Wright scholars such as Kenneth Frampton, Colin Rowe, and Gwendolyn Wright, as well as newer commentary from the book's editor, Robert McCarter, an acknowledged Wright expert and author of Phaidon's Frank Lloyd Wright monograph. This volume brings together in one place decades of important scholarship on Wright and his architectural principles, making it an essential reader for students of architecture and enthusiasts of Wright's work.

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As originally published in 1991 with the title Frank Lloyd Wright: A Primer on Architectural Principles, ed. by McCarter et al., this book contained nine articles written primarily by professional architectural theorists and teachers Frampton, Pinnell, McCarter, Graf, Lipman, and others. This new edition contains five additional essays by Colin Rowe, Gwendolyn Wright, Katherine Smith, Bernard Hoesli, and David Van Zanten, three essays by Frank Lloyd Wright, and expanded or revised versions of some of the original essays, among them the startling drawings of Otto Antonia Graf. Many color images and a selected bibliography have been included as well, adding considerably to the value of this revealing study of Wright's architectural principles in action. We may never hear the last word on Wright's work, but this comes close to it. Summing Up: Highly recommended. General readers; lower-division undergraduates through professionals. J. Quinan University at Buffalo, SUNY