Books like The Essential Frank Lloyd Wright
Loved The Essential Frank Lloyd Wright by Frank Lloyd Wright? Here are 9 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.
About The Essential Frank Lloyd Wright →9 books
- 1Towards a New Architecture
Towards a New Architecture
Le CorbusierA collection of manifesto-style essays by another architect of the modern movement, arguing for new principles of building.
- 2Frank Lloyd Wright (Masters of World Architecture)
Frank Lloyd Wright (Masters of World Architecture)
Vincent Joseph ScullyA critical study of Wright's work and place in architectural history, useful for reading his writings alongside the buildings.
- 3The Seven Lamps of Architecture
The Seven Lamps of Architecture
John RuskinRuskin's essay on the moral and natural principles of building is an earlier statement of architecture as a matter of values.
- 4Ornament and Crime
Ornament and Crime
Adolf LoosLoos's essays argue against decoration and for plain, functional building, a sharp contrast to Wright's ornament.
- 5Architecture Without Architects
Architecture Without Architects
Bernard RudofskyA look at vernacular buildings made without professional architects, which raises the same questions about building and place.
- 6The Eyes of the Skin
The Eyes of the Skin
Juhani PallasmaaAn essay on how architecture is felt through the senses, which connects to Wright's interest in the experience of space.
- 7The Death and Life of Great American Cities
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Jane JacobsJacobs's account of how city neighborhoods work takes up the American urban life that Wright often criticized.
- 8Home
Home
Witold RybczynskiA history of the idea of the domestic house, covering the same ground as Wright's ideas on the home and comfort.
- 9Modern Architecture
Modern Architecture
Kenneth FramptonA survey that places Wright within the wider modern movement, giving context to the positions he takes in his writings.
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