CALIFORNIAN TEXTILE BLOCK (FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT AT A GLANCE) Ferrocement enthusiasts take note! This is an amazing book with incredible patterns in cement, with the FLW elegance of design. From 1917 to 1924 Frank Lloyd Wright spent much of his time in California, and there created a small number of buildings that remain classics of American architecture. Using a groundbreaking building process, which he called his "textile block system" these buildings were constructed with precast concrete blocks, molded with decoration on both sides and inset with glass to allow light to filter through in interesting patterns. The prototype was one of Wright's most famous buildings, "Hollyhock House," influenced by ancient Mayan design and built for heiress Aline Barnsdall in the Hollywood Hills. In these colorful pages, visit the Hollyhock along with some of Wright's most distinctive textile block structures, including the Ennis, Millard, Freeman, and Storer houses, as well as the controversial Arizona Biltmore Hotel. Rich illustrations and an insightful text showcase an American original at his creative best. 6 X 8. all in color Abby Moor PRC Publishing 96 pages Reissued 2004--hardback Pub Year : 2002 NOTE: NOW OUT OF PRINT: PRARIE HOUSES-Author: Abby Moor Subtitle: Frank Lloyd Wright at a Glance Released: 2004 Format: hardback, Pages: 96, ISBN Number: 1856487148 SORRY, I WISH THE PUBLISHER HAD KEPT THIS BOOK In PRINT! OTHER BOOKS BY F.L .WRIGHT: See also Arts & Crafts Bungalows Post Card Deck, and USONIAN HOUSES- by Frank lloyd Wright, and showing wood home designs. |