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Shows the floor plans and designs for homes, banks, public buildings, and furniture created by Wright and other members of the Prairie School.
Inspired by Louis Sullivan and given guidance and prominence by Frank Lloyd Wright, the members of the movement sought to achieve a fresh architectural expression. Their designs were characterized by precise, angular forms and highly sophisticated interior arrangements-an approach that proved immensely significant in residential architecture. H. Allen Brooks discusses the entire phenomenon of the Prairie School-not just the masters but also the work of their contemporaries. Drawing on unpublished material and original documentation as well as on interviews, he assesses each architect's contribution and traces the course of the movement itself-how and why it came into existence, what it achieved, and what caused its abrupt end.
A reprint of the 1977 edition.
Frank Lloyd Wright had his summer studio in Spring Green, Wisconsin and his influence, together with that of the prairie school, pervaded the state as businesses and individuals sought this popular style.