Frank Lloyd Wright's Larkin Building has become an icon of modern architecture. And the fact that it was demolished only forty-six years after its 1904 completion makes Jack Quinan's study of the building--which housed a Buffalo, New York, soap company--all the more valuable...
Bit by bit Quinan brings to life a key achievement of American architecture, from the saga of its creation to the inconsistencies of its reputation. He traces the elements of its exceptional structure, explains the unprecedented coordination of its intricate equipment, the rich...