Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House

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ISBN: 9781568984193
English edition
Princeton Architectural Press
Hardcover, 248 pages
19,1 x 25,4 cm
black & white
November 2004
€26,56 (excl. VAT)

Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House

Architecture as Portraiture

Jack Quinan

The Darwin D. Martin House in Buffalo, New York, is one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s earliest and most important masterpieces. Built in the prairie style, this large residential complex was designed, landscaped and extensively furnished by the architect. The history of its creation, recorded in over 400 letters exchanged between Wright and Martin, forms a fascinating biography not only of the house but of its architect and client.

In this detailed account, author Jack Quinan mines the Wright-Martin correspondence, along with the physical artifacts and architectural remains of the house, to investigate Wright’s often-made claim that his buildings “portray” their clients. The author presents an account of one of Wright’s greatest works of “architecture as portraiture” that lends new insight into the ambitions and working methods of this much-studied architect.