Synopses & Reviews
Previously unpublished conversations of `The Father of Modern Architecture' with such notables as Carl Sandburg, Mike Wallace, Alistair Cooke and Hugh Downs. In this magnificiently illustrated volume, Wright shares his often controversial views on art, literature, society, history and architecture. Photographs of Wright's greatest achievements accompany these provocative conversations. This book presents a penetrating protrait of the architect, exposing his humor, charm and guiding philosophy—an intense faith in the individual, the independent mind and the free spirit.
Table of Contents
MEET MR.
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT: MASTER ARCHITECT AND FATHER OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE.
The Prophet Without Honor in His Own Land.
Meet Mr.
Frank Lloyd Wright.
CREATIVITY AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE.
Modern Architecture.
The Creative Mind.
The Philosophy of Organic Architecture.
On Restaurant Architecture.
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT ON THE CITY.
Broadacre City.
The City Versus Decentralization.
The Duel of the Titans.
WITH THE STUDENTS OF THE PROFESSION.
Frank Lloyd Wright with the Apprentice Architect of the Taliesin Fellowship.
Frank Lloyd Wright to the Student Architects of the University of Oklahoma-Norman.
Frank Lloyd Wright with the Student Architect of the University of California-Berkeley.
Frank Lloyd Wright with the Student Architect of the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville.
THE FRIENDLY TITANS: FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT AND CARL SANDBURG.
The First Meeting of the Titans.
The Second Meeting of the Titans.
SOCIAL CRITIC OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.
The Social Critic in Conversation with Jinx Falkenburg.
The Mike Wallace Interviews.
The Last Interview.
Epilogue.
Index.