Frank Lloyd Wright Designs Sketches, Plans & Drawings HC Illus Pfeiffer 2011
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First edition
In MINT CONDITION The architectural drawing featured on this book cover is the unbuilt V.C. Morris House, also famously known as "Seacliff."Key Details About the Design:The Project: Conceived by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954, this dramatic residential structure was designed for Vere Chase and Lillian Morris.The Location: It was intended to sit on a treacherous, rocky outcrop overlooking the ocean at the mouth of the San Francisco Bay in California.Key Features: The breathtaking design features a modern, stylized interpretation of a lighthouse or watchtower, utilizing cantilevers and curved glass windows to maximize waterfront views while incorporating native cliffside vegetation into its terraces.The Connection: While the spectacular residential project was never constructed, the Morris family did commission Wright to complete his only built structure within San Francisco: the iconic V.C. Morris Gift Shop on Maiden Lane, which famously acted as the internal spiral-ramp prototype for New York's Guggenheim Museum.
- Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
- Year: 2011
- ISBN: 9780847835706
- Condition: Fine
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