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- catalog abstract "Wright in Hollywood, Visions of a New Architecture is the first book to examine a pivotal aspect of Frank Lloyd Wright's career: the so-called textile block system, which he pursued with a sense of mission between 1922 and 1932. Wright began the experiment in southern California, where four houses were built, but he soon demonstrated that the system was capable of a more universal application. Robert L. Sweeney explores the system's ramifications in each of approximately thirty projects envisioned by Wright, describing the formal and technological evolution that occurred. Though certainly form was the architect's primary concern, he began with structure, working with a sure hand toward a system of construction in which concrete block functioned in every situation. The process of simplification extended to the forms of the buildings as well. The early, exotic projects, described by Wright himself as "California-Romanza," gave way to designs that seem to acknowledge Wright's awareness of European modernism, which had developed simultaneously. The textile block system analyzed here continues Wright's exploration of what David De Long describes as "his sweeping view of a landscape as unified by architecture." They show Wright "reexamining his work at every possible level, as if he were questioning his own formulation of the world's first, truly modern architecture."".
- catalog alternative "Visions of a new architecture.".
- catalog contributor b4631852.
- catalog contributor b4631853.
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "Foreword / David G. De Long -- Ch. 1. Visions of a New Architecture -- Ch. 2. The Block System Emerges -- Ch. 3. Improvements and Changes in Block Technique -- Ch. 4. Lingering and New Prospects -- Ch. 5. Renewal: The Arizona Desert -- Ch. 6. Protecting and Adding to La Miniatura -- Ch. 7. Coda: Answering the International Style -- Ch. 8. Sources -- Ch. 9. With Hindsight.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-265) and index.".
- catalog description "Robert L. Sweeney explores the system's ramifications in each of approximately thirty projects envisioned by Wright, describing the formal and technological evolution that occurred. Though certainly form was the architect's primary concern, he began with structure, working with a sure hand toward a system of construction in which concrete block functioned in every situation. The process of simplification extended to the forms of the buildings as well.".
- catalog description "The early, exotic projects, described by Wright himself as "California-Romanza," gave way to designs that seem to acknowledge Wright's awareness of European modernism, which had developed simultaneously.".
- catalog description "The textile block system analyzed here continues Wright's exploration of what David De Long describes as "his sweeping view of a landscape as unified by architecture." They show Wright "reexamining his work at every possible level, as if he were questioning his own formulation of the world's first, truly modern architecture."".
- catalog description "Wright in Hollywood, Visions of a New Architecture is the first book to examine a pivotal aspect of Frank Lloyd Wright's career: the so-called textile block system, which he pursued with a sense of mission between 1922 and 1932. Wright began the experiment in southern California, where four houses were built, but he soon demonstrated that the system was capable of a more universal application.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 271 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Wright in Hollywood.".
- catalog identifier "026219337X".
- catalog isFormatOf "Wright in Hollywood.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York, N.Y. : Architectural History Foundation ; Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press,".
- catalog relation "Wright in Hollywood.".
- catalog subject "720/.92 20".
- catalog subject "Concrete blocks.".
- catalog subject "Concrete construction.".
- catalog subject "Modular coordination (Architecture)".
- catalog subject "NA737.W7 S94 1993".
- catalog subject "Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 Criticism and interpretation.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / David G. De Long -- Ch. 1. Visions of a New Architecture -- Ch. 2. The Block System Emerges -- Ch. 3. Improvements and Changes in Block Technique -- Ch. 4. Lingering and New Prospects -- Ch. 5. Renewal: The Arizona Desert -- Ch. 6. Protecting and Adding to La Miniatura -- Ch. 7. Coda: Answering the International Style -- Ch. 8. Sources -- Ch. 9. With Hindsight.".
- catalog title "Visions of a new architecture.".
- catalog title "Wright in Hollywood : visions of a new architecture / Robert L. Sweeney ; with a foreword by David G. De Long.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".