Truth Against the World: Frank Lloyd Wright Speaks for an Organic Architecture - Hardcover

Frank Lloyd Patrick J. (Editor) Wright

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471845094 ISBN 13: 9780471845096

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1987

Synopsis

This is a unique and comprehensive collection of the significant speeches of Frank Lloyd Wright. The speeches presented, spanning nearly six decades, touch on Wright's ideas on organic architecture, the machine, improving the human condition, honor, education, democracy, city planning and his Broadacre City in particular and government. Profusely illustrated with over 300 photographs and drawings, most of which have never been published. A companion volume to the author's collection of conversations and interviews with Wright, The Master Architect.

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From the Back Cover:

Truth Against the World offers a singular portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright—the master architect, and perhaps America’s most famous architect, as public speaker. It was a role Wright often disdained but which he also obviously enjoyed. Including thoughtful analysis with introductions by editor Patrick J. Meehan, AIA, Truth Against the World provides the first comprehensive, single-volume collection of Wright’s most important speeches during his 70-year career to diverse audiences—high school and college students, architects, engineers, business executives, and society matrons. Topics covered by the 32 presentations include Wright’s thoughts on Beaux Arts architecture and the Columbian World Exposition of 1893, organic architecture, prefabricated housing, hospital design, the use of the machine in design, and contemporary society, among many others.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0471845094
• ISBN 13: 9780471845096
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480