Frank Lloyd Wright: In the Realm of Ideas

By: Frank Lloyd Wright

Book Overview

"One hundred years from now, people will look at his ideas, his principles, his forms, and see--with wonder and amazement--that those ideas are still fresh, vibrant, applicable, and intensely prophetic."--Olgivanna Lloyd Wright (1969).

Nearly twenty years later, this exhibition of Frank Lloyd Wright's principles and forms validates Mrs. Wright's prophecy highlighting his ideas--the foundation of his achievement.

Part 1 of the book,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809314223
• ISBN13: 9780809314225
• Release Date: March 1988
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 11.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

A fine large FLW picture and drawing book, not spectacular, not bad.

Mine has the same cover, same dimensions as listed and same BN number but only 191 pages. There's only one page I can find that takes up the full size of the page. There's several that go full to the top or across without filling the entire page and another batch that shrink the border of white paper edging with fairly large size photos. There's a dozen black and white photos, all in the back and all either of FLW or family member or some furnishings and glass as well as another 5 or so black and white photos of various buildings throughout the book. Compared to most large books of FLW's work, this one has more pages of text only than any I've seen, 65 pages. That text reads like an architectural textbook might though I did find it interesting but not as informative and as many nuggets of info about the buildings and projects as I have found in most other large FLW picture books. There's 60 pages of architectural drawings. They are almost all not too light which is sometimes the case in some FLW books. I'm a big fan of his drawings and am happy to have them here. Most of the pages with drawings show 2 drawings per page. The author was involved in at least one FLW project and describes his participation in the project. The Johnson Research Tower is shown under construction. I do not often find many photos of his buildings under construction. Overall, I'm certainly glad to own this book. Partly due to its size, partly due to all the well presented drawings and partly because a number of the photos are not standard photos found in several other large FLW books. A lot of unique angles of his various buildings. And, if one can obtain this at a discounted price, I would welcome into any FLW picture book collection.

Wright is an Architectual Genius.

In this book, Wright expounds upon his innovative and groundbreaking ideas about architecture - specifically, that architecture should be organic in nature. Spanning his entire career, including blueprints and sketches for buildings never constructed, In the Realm of Ideas give anyone with even a passing interest in architecture the grounds to understand the architectural revolution that occurred in the early part of the 20th century. Wright was an integral part of that revolution; he stood at the center. In the Realm of Ideas provides his thoughts and reflections on the nature of architecture, something we all should consider in today's world of chrome and glass buildings that jab at the sky and crowd the center of our cities.