Wright in Hollywood: Visions of a New Architecture

by Robert L. Sweeney

Book Overview

The textile-block system was a fascinating experiment that Frank Lloyd Wright conducted from about 1922 to 1932 as part of his quest to find a new system of construction using a standardized building material based on the idea of twentieth-century machine technology. Robert Sweeney has researched the textile block system, providing a case-by-case account of each project, commenting on Wright's clients, collaborators, and contractors, and positioning...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026219337X
• ISBN13: 9780262193375
• Release Date: July 1994
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.8" x 9.6"