Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses: Designs for Moderate Cost One-Family Homes
by John Sergeant
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Author: John SergeantEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1984-03-01
ISBN: 0823071782
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Book Reviews of Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses: Designs for Moderate Cost One-Family Homes
Book Review: A Good Vision of the Man, Poor Visions of His Work
Summary: 3 Stars
Sergeant has made a wonderful and complete effort to balance both the technical information about the famous Usonian houses with the very concept of Usonia and how Wright envisioned the possibilities of what organic architecture could become. At the risk of becoming too reverent to the architect, the book attempts to cover Wright's somewhat anachronistic philosophical views as well as paints an idealised picture of the man. The book is lacking greatly in visual aids. The author takes pains to ensure that the ingenuity and the complexity of the design and construction of the homes is understood, but this is backed up with poor illustration. The homes are displayed in black and white photos that lack the neccessary detail needed to understand what their literary descriptions mean. The floor plans are small, undimensioned, and are not clearly captioned. This coupled with close in photography of specific features of the homes without showing the whole, is frustrating. The literature is complete and well ordered, but a reader just entering the realm of FLLW would be well advised to find a more picturesque book on this topic before diving into Sergeant's text.
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