Frank Lloyd Wright The Houses,   ISBN:9780847827367

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FL Wright is the most overrated architect. His name eclipses all others in American architecture, when, what has he done? A few mundane suburban houses, a museum that looks like a parking deck? What kind of mojo is he working to eclipse real architects like D. Burnham, L. Sullivan, McKim, and White?

Wright has kept America in thrall, and to what? His best work is Falling Water, and the water is the best part of that house (which Wright has no claim on). What a loser and losers who love him.

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This book has many eye-catching photos, but lacks floorplans or other drawings that would assist in really understanding the development of wright's houses. I know he designed a large number of houses, but the ommissions of several key ones is dissappointing in a book that is attempting to be all-encompassing. The text is well written, but the photos, while of high quality, are more suited to a coffee-table book or magazine, not a scholarly volume on wright's houses. It is strange that an architect of such acclaim has so little by the way of documentation of the work, while many lesser known architects have exhaustive publications of every project, drawings, etc.

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After reading Loving Frank, my daughter asked for this book for Christmas. When it arrived and I looked through it, I knew she would love it. It is truly a collector's item. The photos and text are captivating. I would certainly recommend this book to anyone who is even slightly interested in Frank Lloyd Wright.

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I bought this as a gift for my dad. No clue why he wanted it, but he and my whole family loved looking at it all Christmas long.

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This book amazed me from the moment I held the box it came in.
Truely a mastermind at archetecture from the late 1800's, this man must've amazed his clientel with his fantastic abilities to take his imagination to paper, drawing what to the average mind seems impossible to achieve. Viewing the photos in this book will take your senses on a joy ride. From the beauty of the woodwork, to the mathametical puzzles of his angular structures, you'll feel as though you have been living in a simple world until you share a short part of Mr. Wright's. By far, the very best book I have ever bought, and will recomment to anyone who can appreciate a man that has passed on. His works all over the country will continue to show us what an amazing icon he was.
Everyone should page through this book at least once!