Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings on the West Coast have not been thoroughly covered in print until now. Between 1909 and 1959, Wright designed a total of 38 structures up and down the West Coast, from Seattle to Southern California. These include well-known structures such as the Marin County Civic Center and Hollyhock House in Los Angeles, and many
By:
Mark Anthony Wilson
By (photographer):
Joel Puliatti
Imprint: GIBBES STREET
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 305mm,
Width: 279mm,
Spine: 32mm
Weight: 1.973kg
ISBN: 9781423634478
ISBN 10: 1423634470
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 15 September 2014
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product
Acknowledgments 6 Introduction 8 Chapter 1 A Prairie Among the Palms: The Stewart House, Santa Barbara County, 1909 15 Chapter 2 A Mayan Temple in Hollywood: The Barnsdall (Hollyhock) House, Los Angeles, 1917–21 25 Chapter 3 Pre-Columbian Monuments in Concrete: Four Southern California Houses,1923–25 35 Chapter 4 From the Coast to the Desert: Other Southern California Houses 59 Chapter 5 A Unique Usonian: The Buehler House, Orinda, California, 1948–49 85 Chapter 6 From Carmel to the Central Valley: Other Northern California Houses 97 Chapter 7 A Gift to These Golden Hills: The Marin County Civic Center, 1957–69 145 Chapter 8 From Commerce to Religion: Other Public Buildings in California 167 Chapter 9 North by Northwest: Houses in Oregon and Washington 189 Appendix: List of Frank Lloyd Wright’s West Coast Buildings Open to the Public 216 Notes 217 Bibliography 220 Index 221
