Quinan, Jack.

Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House : architecture as portraiture / Jack Quinan.

1st ed.

New York : Princeton Architectural Press, ©2004.

247 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

"The Darwin D. Martin House in Buffalo, New York, is one of Frank Lloyd Wright's earliest and most important masterpieces. Built in the prairie style, this large residential complex was designed, landscaped, and extensively furnished by the architect. The history of its creation, recorded in over four hundred letters exchanged between Wright and Martin, forms a biography not only of the house but also of its architect and client."
"In this account of the Martin House commission, Jack Quinan mines the Wright-Martin correspondence, along with the architecture of the house (currently under restoration), to investigate Wright's oft-made claim that his buildings "portray" their clients. The author presents an account of one of Wright's greatest works of "architecture as portraiture" that lends new insight into the ambitions and working methods of this much-studied architect."--Jacket.

1568984197 (alk. paper)
9781568984193 (alk. paper)

Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 Criticism and interpretation.
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 Critique et interprétation.
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959.
Wright, Frank Lloyd, (1867-1959) Critique et interpretation.
Darwin D. Martin House (Buffalo, N.Y.)
Darwin D. Martin House New York (N.Y.).
Prairie school (Architecture) New York (State) Buffalo.
Prairie houses (Architecture) New York (État) Buffalo.
Buildings.
Prairie school (Architecture)
Prairie School (Architecture)
Buffalo (N.Y.) Buildings, structures, etc.
Buffalo (N.Y.) Constructions.
New York (State) Buffalo.
Martin House
Buffalo (N.Y.) Martin House.

Bildband.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 234461
Cote: NA44.W949.25 D3 2004
Statut: Disponible