Frank Lloyd Wright on the West Coast

Hardback

Main Details

Title Frank Lloyd Wright on the West Coast
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mark Anthony Wilson
By (photographer) Joel Puliatti
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 305,Width 279
Category/GenreIndividual architects and architectural firms
ISBN/Barcode 9781423634478
ClassificationsDewey:720.92
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Gibbs M. Smith Inc
Imprint Gibbs M. Smith Inc
Publication Date 15 September 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings on the West Coast have not been thoroughly covered in print until now. Between 1909 and 1959, Wright designed a total of 38 structures up and down the West Coast, from Seattle to Southern California. These include well-known structures such as the Marin County Civic Center and Hollyhock House in Los Angeles, and many

Author Biography

MARK ANTHONY WILSON is an architectural historian who has been writing and teaching about architecture for more than thirty-five years. He holds a B.A. in history from UC Berkeley and an M.A. in history and media from California State University, East Bay. He has written four previous books about architecture, including Julia Morgan: Architect of Beauty (Gibbs Smith, 2007) and Bernard Maybeck: Architect of Elegance (Gibbs Smith, 2011). His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, and elsewhere. Mark lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife, Ann, and his daughter, Elena.