Frank Lloyd Wrights Fallingwater - 9781138644359

Name: Frank Lloyd Wrights Fallingwater - 9781138644359
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Frank Lloyd Wrights FallingwaterAmerican Architecture in the Depression Era\nAuthor(s): Catherine W Zipf\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138644359, 978-1138644359\nSynopsis\nNew Deal Book Award 2022 Honourable Mention Frank Lloyd Wrights Fallingwater explores the relationship between the economic tumult in the United States in the 1930s, Frank Lloyd Wright, and the construction of his most famous house, Fallingwater. The book reinterprets the history of this iconic building, recognizing it as a Depression-era monument that stands as a testimony to what an American architect could achieve with the right site, client, and circumstance, even in desperate economic circumstances. Using newly available resources, author Catherine W. Zipf examines Wrights work before and after Fallingwater to show how it was influenced by the economic climate, public architectural projects of the Great Depression, and Americas chang.