{"product_id":"f-l-wright","title":"F.L. Wright","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed as the \"father of skyscrapers,\" the quintessentially American icon\u003cstrong\u003e Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)\u003c\/strong\u003e was an architect of aspiration. He believed in giving cultivated American life its fitting architectural equivalent and applied his idealism to structures across the continent, from suburban homes to churches, offices, skyscrapers, and the celebrated \u003cstrong\u003eGuggenheim Museum\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Wright's work is distinguished by its harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called \u003cstrong\u003eorganic architecture\u003c\/strong\u003e, and which found its paradigm at \u003cstrong\u003eFallingwater\u003c\/strong\u003e, a house in rural Pennsylvania, cited by the American Institute of Architects as \"the best all-time work of American architecture.\" Wright also made a particular mark with his use of industrial materials, and by the simple L or T plan of his \u003cstrong\u003ePrairie House which became a model for rural architecture across America\u003c\/strong\u003e. Wright was also often involved in many of the interior elements of his buildings, such as the furniture and stained glass, paying particular attention to the balance between individual needs and community activity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Exploring Wright's aspirations to augment American society through architecture, this book offers a concise introduction to his at once technological and Romantic response to the practical challenges of middle-class Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePfeiffer, Bruce Brooks:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer became Frank Lloyd Wright's apprentice at the Taliesin Fellowship in 1949. In 1957, he attended the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris, returning in 1958 to continue his apprenticeship with Wright until his death in 1959. He was director of the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives, a vice-president of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, and author of numerous publications on Wright's life and work.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGössel, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Peter Gössel runs an agency for museum and exhibition design. He has published TASCHEN monographs on Julius Shulman, R. M. Schindler, John Lautner, and Richard Neutra, as well as several titles in the Basic Architecture series.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50609761845522,"sku":"9783836560498","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b577949a-d538-4e33-94cd-1b6e31fe732a.jpg?v=1732330471","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/f-l-wright","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}