Fallingwater: A Frank Lloyd Wright Country House

作者: Edgar Kaufmann Jr. 著

出版社: Abbeville Press

出版时间: 1986-10

版次: 1

ISBN: 9780896596627

定价: 434.90

装帧: 精装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 190页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>工程技术

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ConsideredFrankLloydWright'sdomesticmasterpiece,Fallingwaterisrecognizedworldwideastheparadigmoforganicarchitecture.Here,inbeautifulphotographs,thefirstas-builtmeasuredplans,andanintimatenarrativebytheonlykeyfigurestillalive,isthefascinatingstoryofthismasterwork.FallingwateristhemostfamousmodernhouseinAmerica.Indeed,readersoftheJournaloftheAmericanInstituteofArchitectsvoteditthebestAmericanbuildingofthelast125years!Annually,morethan128,000visitorsseekoutFallingwaterinitsremotemountainsiteinsouthwesternPennsylvania.ConsideredFrankLloydWright'sdomesticmasterpiece,thehouseisrecognizedworldwideastheparadigmoforganicarchitecture,whereabuildingbecomesanintegralpartofitsnaturalsetting.Thischarmingandprovocativebookistheworkofthemanbestqualifiedtoundertakeit,whowasbothapprenticetoWrightandsonofthemanwhocommissionedthehouse.EdgarKaufmann,Jr.,closelyfollowedtheplanningandconstructionofFallingwater,andlivedinthehouseonweekendsandvacationsfortwenty-sevenyears-until,followingthedeathsofhisparents,hegavethehousein1963totheWesternPennsylvaniaConservancytoholdforpublicenjoymentandappreciation.Thisisapersonal,almostintimaterecordofoneman'sfifty-yearrelationshiptoaworkofgeniusthatonlygraduallyrevealeditscomplexitiesandoriginality.Withfullappreciationoftheintentionsofbotharchitectandclient,Mr.Kaufmanndescribedthisremarkablebuildingindetail,tellingofitsextraordinaryvirtuesbutnotfailingtorevealitsfaults.OnesectionofthebookfocusesontherealitiesofFallingwaterasarchitecture.Afamousbuildingrightfromitsbeginnings(onlypartlybecauseitwasWright'sfirstsignificantcommissioninmorethanadecade),Fallingwaterhasaccumulatedconsiderablepublicityandanalysis-muchofitoffthemark.Mr.Kaufmannoutlinedanddealtwiththecommonmisunderstandingsthathaveobscuredthebuilding'struevaluesandsuppliedaccurateinformationandinterpretations.InanothersectionMr.Kaufmannprovidedanin-depthessayonthesubtletiesofFallingwater,theideologyunderlyingitsesthetics.Akeyelementofthisisthecloseinterweavingofthehouseanditsrugged,challengingsetting,whichheexplicatedinfascinatingdetail.TheauthormaintainedthroughoutthedirectapproachofonewhoknewandlovedFallingwater.Asanapprenticeandloyaladmirerofthearchitect,Mr.Kaufmannwaswellattunedtothearchitecture.Andasaretiredprofessorofarchitecturalhistoryandfrequentlecturerandpanelist,hehadconsiderableexperienceinpresentingandinterpretingWright'sideas.Thoroughlyversedinthebooks,articles,drawings,andbuildingsofFrankLloydWright,Mr.KaufmannwaseminentlysituatedtoplaceFallingwaterinthatcontext.ThisuniquerecordwaspresentedincelebrationofFallingwater'sfiftiethanniversary.Specialfeaturesofthisvolumeinclude:numerousnever-beforepublishedphotographsofthehouseunderconstruction,duringitsentirehistory,andofthefamilyinresidence;aroom-by-roompictorialsurveyinfullcolortakenespeciallyforthisvolume;isometricarchitecturalperspectivesthatexplainvisuallyhowthehousewasconstructed;andthefirstaccurate,measuredplansofthehouseasbuilt.AUTHOREdgarJ.Kaufmann,Jr.(1910-1989),enteredFrankLloydWright'sTaliesinFellowshipin1934.DuringFallingwater'sdesignandconstruction,heoftenservedasintermediarybetweenhisparentsandWright.Subsequently,Mr.KaufmannjoinedtheDepartmentofArchitectureandDesignattheMuseumofModernArtinNewYork,becameeditorialadvisertoEncyclopaediaBritannica,andtaughtatColumbiaUniversity.Mr.Kaufmannwastheauthor,editor,orcontributortoseveraldesignandarchitecturebooksandwrotenumerousarticles.HeservedontheEditorialBoardoftheArchitecturalHistoryFoundation.ILLUSTRATIONS200illustrations
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ConsideredFrankLloydWright'sdomesticmasterpiece,Fallingwaterisrecognizedworldwideastheparadigmoforganicarchitecture.Here,inbeautifulphotographs,thefirstas-builtmeasuredplans,andanintimatenarrativebytheonlykeyfigurestillalive,isthefascinatingstoryofthismasterwork.FallingwateristhemostfamousmodernhouseinAmerica.Indeed,readersoftheJournaloftheAmericanInstituteofArchitectsvoteditthebestAmericanbuildingofthelast125years!Annually,morethan128,000visitorsseekoutFallingwaterinitsremotemountainsiteinsouthwesternPennsylvania.ConsideredFrankLloydWright'sdomesticmasterpiece,thehouseisrecognizedworldwideastheparadigmoforganicarchitecture,whereabuildingbecomesanintegralpartofitsnaturalsetting.Thischarmingandprovocativebookistheworkofthemanbestqualifiedtoundertakeit,whowasbothapprenticetoWrightandsonofthemanwhocommissionedthehouse.EdgarKaufmann,Jr.,closelyfollowedtheplanningandconstructionofFallingwater,andlivedinthehouseonweekendsandvacationsfortwenty-sevenyears-until,followingthedeathsofhisparents,hegavethehousein1963totheWesternPennsylvaniaConservancytoholdforpublicenjoymentandappreciation.Thisisapersonal,almostintimaterecordofoneman'sfifty-yearrelationshiptoaworkofgeniusthatonlygraduallyrevealeditscomplexitiesandoriginality.Withfullappreciationoftheintentionsofbotharchitectandclient,Mr.Kaufmanndescribedthisremarkablebuildingindetail,tellingofitsextraordinaryvirtuesbutnotfailingtorevealitsfaults.OnesectionofthebookfocusesontherealitiesofFallingwaterasarchitecture.Afamousbuildingrightfromitsbeginnings(onlypartlybecauseitwasWright'sfirstsignificantcommissioninmorethanadecade),Fallingwaterhasaccumulatedconsiderablepublicityandanalysis-muchofitoffthemark.Mr.Kaufmannoutlinedanddealtwiththecommonmisunderstandingsthathaveobscuredthebuilding'struevaluesandsuppliedaccurateinformationandinterpretations.InanothersectionMr.Kaufmannprovidedanin-depthessayonthesubtletiesofFallingwater,theideologyunderlyingitsesthetics.Akeyelementofthisisthecloseinterweavingofthehouseanditsrugged,challengingsetting,whichheexplicatedinfascinatingdetail.TheauthormaintainedthroughoutthedirectapproachofonewhoknewandlovedFallingwater.Asanapprenticeandloyaladmirerofthearchitect,Mr.Kaufmannwaswellattunedtothearchitecture.Andasaretiredprofessorofarchitecturalhistoryandfrequentlecturerandpanelist,hehadconsiderableexperienceinpresentingandinterpretingWright'sideas.Thoroughlyversedinthebooks,articles,drawings,andbuildingsofFrankLloydWright,Mr.KaufmannwaseminentlysituatedtoplaceFallingwaterinthatcontext.ThisuniquerecordwaspresentedincelebrationofFallingwater'sfiftiethanniversary.Specialfeaturesofthisvolumeinclude:numerousnever-beforepublishedphotographsofthehouseunderconstruction,duringitsentirehistory,andofthefamilyinresidence;aroom-by-roompictorialsurveyinfullcolortakenespeciallyforthisvolume;isometricarchitecturalperspectivesthatexplainvisuallyhowthehousewasconstructed;andthefirstaccurate,measuredplansofthehouseasbuilt.AUTHOREdgarJ.Kaufmann,Jr.(1910-1989),enteredFrankLloydWright'sTaliesinFellowshipin1934.DuringFallingwater'sdesignandconstruction,heoftenservedasintermediarybetweenhisparentsandWright.Subsequently,Mr.KaufmannjoinedtheDepartmentofArchitectureandDesignattheMuseumofModernArtinNewYork,becameeditorialadvisertoEncyclopaediaBritannica,andtaughtatColumbiaUniversity.Mr.Kaufmannwastheauthor,editor,orcontributortoseveraldesignandarchitecturebooksandwrotenumerousarticles.HeservedontheEditorialBoardoftheArchitecturalHistoryFoundation.ILLUSTRATIONS200illustrations

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