The Wright space
Subtitle: pattern and meaning in Frank Lloyd Wright's houses
By: Grant Hildebrand.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Seattle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 -- Criticism and interpretation; Architecture, Domestic -- United States -- Themes, motives; Architects and patrons -- United States; Space (Architecture) -- United States
Description: "In this book thirty-three of Wright's domestic buildings, including all of the major houses on which his significance depends, are analyzed in detail in terms of their spatial characteristics. Fireplaces, seating, ceiling form, glazing, terraces, and roof overhangs are seen to follow a repetitive organization or pattern characterized by complementary juxtapositions of what the English geographer Jay Appleton calls "prospect" (a condition in which one can see over a considerable distance) and "refuge" (a place where one can hide). According to Appleton's theory of landscape aesthetics, this juxtaposition offers the ability to see without being seen (or to hunt successfully without being, in turn, successfully hunted) and thus, eons ago, had survival value. But such a condition must have been sought, originally, because it was intrinsically pleasurable to our species. Hildebrand finds a striking correlation in Wright's houses." Amazon.com viewed 7/28/2020.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-186) and index.