Frank Lloyd Wright by Robert McCarter is the definitive monograph on the twentieth century's most consequential American architect — a chronological account that moves through Wright's buildings not as historical objects but as spatial, material, and tectonic experiences.
About This Book
This comprehensive monograph traces Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural output across his entire career, examining both landmark projects and lesser-known works with equal critical attention. Robert McCarter's analysis moves beyond biography to interrogate each building's spatial experience, its relationship to materials and construction, and its dialogue with the surrounding landscape. Now in a fully revised and updated edition, the book draws on archival drawings, specially commissioned photography, redrawn plans, and detailed drawings — supplemented by a complete catalogue of Wright's buildings and projects compiled by the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. For architects, historians, and students of modern architecture, this remains the essential single-volume study of Wright's work.
Key Features
- 456 pages of archival drawings, specially commissioned photographs, redrawn plans, and detailed architectural drawings
- Author: Robert McCarter
- Complete list of Wright's buildings and projects compiled by the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives
- Published by Phaidon, fully revised and updated new edition
What You'll Discover
- A chronological analysis of Wright's architecture that treats spatial experience as the primary critical lens — not stylistic classification
- How Wright's buildings negotiate material and tectonic character across radically different commissions and periods
- The relationship between Wright's architecture and the landscape, examined project by project through redrawn plans and detailed drawings
- A complete catalogue of Wright's buildings and projects, drawn from the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives, making this an indispensable reference tool
About the Author
Robert McCarter is an architect and architectural historian whose scholarship focuses on twentieth-century modern architecture. He is the author of this definitive monograph on Frank Lloyd Wright, which has been fully revised and updated in its current edition.
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 456
- Dimensions: 305 × 238 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781838668723
- Publisher: Phaidon
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects, architectural historians, students of modern architecture, and serious collectors seeking the most thorough single-volume account of Frank Lloyd Wright's built work.