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Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses: Designs for Moderate Cost One-Family Homes
Looks at the last period in Wright's career, reassessing his Usonian houses, his Taliesin working communities, and his plan for Broadacre City
208 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1976
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May 11, 2017
This was very interesting! The book itself is oddly formatted and unfortunately the images are low-res, but you can see a lot in the floor plans. I would have loved to see some sections b/c while the plans are elegant you can't imagine the space til you know the shape of roof. It was nice to get some background on the clients, the early days of Taliesin, and Wright's philosophies of life in the ol' USA. Favorite anecdote by far - apprentices were never to engage Wright about design issues too close to a deadline. He'd start showing off and change the entire drawing set. Projects actually died on the vine because of it. Of course they did. Ha.
January 4, 2020
amazing pictures from the details of these houses; the text, not so good. Wright's houses from the 1930's and 1940's were gems, but he did lose his in the late 1940's and 1950's.
July 7, 2011
Amazing detailed read into the mind of Frank Lloyd Wright. I like this book because it outlines Wrights foresight into design, his inspirations, and his personal struggle with building custom homes during the great depression.
Even more interesting it is one of the few books that identify him as a taoist and tie him directly with eastern philosophies.
Even more interesting it is one of the few books that identify him as a taoist and tie him directly with eastern philosophies.
March 14, 2025
Essential for any Wright admirer. While not his most famous work, his Usonian designs might have made the most impact on middle America by making the suburban ranch home a type of high architecture.
May 2, 2017
I did not like this book. The author refuses to admit that Wright ever did anything wrong in his life, for example insisting that he was very considerate of his clients.
It was hard to visualize the houses being discussed, and he misspelled the last name Cheney.
It was hard to visualize the houses being discussed, and he misspelled the last name Cheney.
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