FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

Few architects shaped the course of architectural history as dramatically as Frank Lloyd Wright. While Wright has long been the focus of scholarly debate, among his other many accomplishments during his long career he was also the author of key essays on design that have influenced generations of architects. This volume brings together the most important essays on and by Wright, providing both an illuminating study of one of the key figures of the 20th century, as well as an overview of the very principles that are at the foundation of great architecture. The editor of this volume, Robert McCarter, poured through all of the important scholarly work on the subject of Frank Lloyd Wright to select the highlights in research and reading. Each essay is illustrated with archival material. 'On and By Frank Lloyd Wright' contains fourteen analytical essays that use Wright's buildings as a means to understanding his complex creative process. Architect of many of the twentieth century's most important buildings, Wright largely remains an enigma today. Written by renowned architects and architectural historians, On and by Frank Lloyd Wright provides a unique and informed look at Wright's buildings from inception to completion, from his earliest works to his final masterpieces. With over four hundred images, including photographs, archival material, and diagrammatic analyses, this book provides a more complete understanding of Wright's work than previous studies. The final word comes from the master himself in a set of three essays in which Wright discusses his own architectural philosophies - a final lesson from this great American teacher.

«El mejor libro sobre arquitectura moderna que existe» (Catherine Bauer, New Republic) Esta obra es un texto fundamental que recoge las Kahn Lectures que Frank Lloyd Wright pronunció en 1930. En ella

El arquitecto Frank Lloyd Wright está considerado, por su capacidad creadora e innovadora, uno de los precursores de la arquitectura contemporánea. Con su prolífica obra - más de mil edificios - da muestra de la herencia que ha recibido de diferentes movimientos vanguardistas como el cubismo, el expresionismo, el arts & crafts, el art nouveau, el racionalismo o el minimalismo, y de su capacidad de sintesis para elaborar un lenguaje propio en sintonia con el pensamiento mas avanzado de la epoca.

Autobiografía del propio Wright, arquitecto. El editor rechazó el manuscrito aduciendo que era ilegibl, carente de unidad.

En 1912 el arquitecto Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) publicó en Chicago un breve ensayo con el título "La estampa japonesa: Una interpretación". Para entonces ya era un prestigioso arquitecto y sus viajes, primero por Japón y después por Europa, fueron dejando un importante poso en su obra. En concreto, la cultura nipona le mostró una vía para desarrollar la relación entre la arquitectura, la geometría y la naturaleza. En pleno proceso de descubrimiento de los valores estéticos de este arte y dentro del influyente movimiento del Japonismo, esta obra muestra el interés de Wright por el grabado popular japonés, en especial por los grandes paisajistas Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) y Andō Hiroshige (1797-1858).