Frank Lloyd Wrights House on Kentuck Knob
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: May 18, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780822941194
Subjects: Houses, apartments, flats, etc; Individual architects; c 1945 to c 1960; Fayette County; Individual Architects Of The 20th Century; U.S. Architecture - General; Architecture; Pennsylvania; Individual Architect; Design & Construction; Architecture / Historic Preservation; Architecture, Domestic; Domestic; 1867-1959; Criticism and interpretation; Wright, Frank Lloyd,
Description: "Kentuck, constructed on an isolated knoll, or knob, is now owned by Lord Palumbo of London and is open for public tours. This account tells the story of how the house came to be, detailing the many complexities faced by the Hagans - from the delights and difficulties in dealing with Wright to the problems with topography and architectural plans. In fulfilling Wright's vision, the Hagans and their contractor created a building of great beauty, dignity, and serenity.

More than fifty photographs, drawings, and diagrams accompany a detailed descriptive text to illustrate how the peculiarities of the plan, based on the equilateral triangle, resulted in a house that generates countless vistas, indoors and out, and spatial effects of great charm and intimacy."--BOOK JACKET.