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Description |
Frank Lloyd Wright designed his first house in the Chicago suburb of Oak
Park. After that 1889 Queen Anne/Shingle-style home, Wright's architectural
vision departed from traditional house plans to his now-famous Prairie-style
examples. The final house he designed for Oak Park, the Adams House of 1913,
was one of his last Prairie houses, as he continued to explore new
approaches to architecture. "Hometown Architect" presents twenty-seven
Wright homes - and Unity Temple, one of his most innovative designs - in
chronological order, documenting one of the most interesting periods of the
architect's consistently interesting career. The last chapter surveys eight
"lost, altered, and possibly Wright" homes. Photographs of the buildings'
exteriors and interiors are accompanied by descriptive captions, while text
introducing each chapter details the story behind the commission. A map on
the endpapers shows all the sites' locations. Today, Oak Park and River
Forest (a neighbouring Chicago suburb) are a Mecca for Wright scholars and
enthusiasts. "Hometown Architect" is a thorough chronicle of the architect's
Prairie-style philosophy. Even if you have never had the good fortune to see
these houses at first hand, this book's textual and photographic tours will
make you feel as though you have done so-to your inevitable delight. |
