{"title":"Gift \u0026 Coffee Table","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"aalto-taschen-basics","title":"Alvar Aalto | Taschen Basic Architecture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/store.aia.org\/collections\/taschen-basic-architecture\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/files\/Taschen_Basic_Architecture_button_clear_a26a5436-1a63-47e4-af35-a9a66bdbf2ec_medium.png?1847792207493934243\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.aia.org\/pages\/gold-medal-collection\" title=\"AIA Store - AIA Gold Medal Winners - American Institute of Architects\"\u003eAIA Gold Medal\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e | Alvar Aalto, 1963\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlvar Aalto (1898–1976) made a unique modernist mark. Influenced by both the landscape and the political independence of his native Finland, he designed warm, curving, compassionate buildings, wholly set apart from the slick, mechanistic, geometric designs that characterized much contemporary European practice. Whether a church, a villa, a sauna, or a public library, Aalto’s organic structures tended to replace plaster and steel with brick and wood, often incorporating undulating, wave-like forms, which would also appear in his chair, glassware, and lamp designs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn adherent to detail, Aalto insisted upon the humanity and societal role of architecture, stating: “Modern architecture does not mean using immature new materials; the main thing is to work with materials towards a more human line.” Many of his public buildings such as Säynätsalo Town Hall, the lecture theatre at Otaniemi Technical University, the Helsinki National Pensions Institute and the Helsinki House of Culture may be seen as psychological as well as physical landmarks in the rebuilding of Finland after the ravages of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis essential introduction from Taschen brings together Aalto’s key works to introduce the architect hailed as a champion of environmentally sound, progressive design, with a deep-rooted sense of home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDETAILS\u003cbr\u003eBy Louna Lahti\u003cbr\u003eTaschen, 2015\u003cbr\u003eHardcover, 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e8.5 x 0.5 x 10.3 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23977741441,"sku":"9783836560108","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/products\/Aalto.png?v=1576697203"},{"product_id":"bauhaus-taschen-basics","title":"Bauhaus | Taschen Basic Architecture","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/store.aia.org\/collections\/taschen-basic-architecture\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/files\/Taschen_Basic_Architecture_button_clear_a26a5436-1a63-47e4-af35-a9a66bdbf2ec_medium.png?1847792207493934243\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003eIn a fleeting 14-year period, sandwiched between two world wars, Germany’s Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity. With utopian ideals for the future, the school developed a pioneering fusion of fine art, craftsmanship, and technology to be applied across painting, sculpture, design, architecture, film, photography, textiles, ceramics, theatre, and installation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs much an intense personal community as a publicly minded collective, the Bauhaus was first founded by Walter Gropius (1883–1969), and counted Josef and Anni Albers, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Oskar Schlemmer, Gunta Stölzl, Marianne Brandt and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe among its members. Between its three successive locations in Weimar, Dessau and Berlin, the school fostered charismatic and creative exchange between teachers and students, all varied in their artistic styles and preferences, but united in their idealism and their interest in a “total” work of art across different practices and media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book celebrates the adventurous innovation of the Bauhaus movement, both as a trailblazer in the development of modernism, and as a paradigm of art education, where an all-encompassing freedom of creative expression and cutting-edge ideas led to functional and beautiful creations.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDETAILS\u003cbr\u003eBy Magdalena Droste\u003cbr\u003eTaschen, 2015\u003cbr\u003eHardcover, 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e8.5 x 0.5 x 10.3 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23979054657,"sku":"9783836560146","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/products\/Bauhaus.png?v=1576697324"},{"product_id":"eames-taschen-basics","title":"Charles \u0026 Ray Eames | Taschen Basic Architecture","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/store.aia.org\/collections\/taschen-basic-architecture\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/files\/Taschen_Basic_Architecture_button_clear_a26a5436-1a63-47e4-af35-a9a66bdbf2ec_medium.png?1847792207493934243\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003eThe creative duo Charles Eames (1907–1978) and Ray Kaiser Eames (1912–1988) transformed the visual character of America. Though best known for their furniture, the husband and wife team were also forerunners in architecture, textile design, photography, and film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Eames’ work defined a new, multifunctional modernity, exemplary for its integration of craft and design, as well as for the use of modern materials, notably plywood and plastics. The Eames Lounge Chair Wood, designed with molded plywood technology, became a defining furniture piece of the twentieth century, while the couple’s contribution to the Case Study Houses project not only made inventive use of industrial materials but also developed an adaptable floor plan of multipurpose spaces which would become a hallmark of postwar modern architecture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the couple’s earliest furniture experiments to their seminal short film \u003cem\u003ePowers of Ten\u003c\/em\u003e, this book covers all the aspects of the illustrious Eames repertoire and its revolutionary impact on middle-class American living.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDETAILS\u003cbr\u003eBy Gloria Koenig\u003cbr\u003eTaschen, 2015\u003cbr\u003eHardcover, 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e8.5 x 0.5 x 10.3 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23979862721,"sku":"9783836560214","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/products\/Eames.png?v=1576697446"},{"product_id":"gaudi-taschen-basics","title":"Antoni Gaudí | Taschen Basic Architecture","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/store.aia.org\/collections\/taschen-basic-architecture\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/files\/Taschen_Basic_Architecture_button_clear_a26a5436-1a63-47e4-af35-a9a66bdbf2ec_medium.png?1847792207493934243\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003eFrom the towering Sagrada Família to the shimmering, textured facade of Casa Batlló and the enchanting landscape of Park Güell, it’s easy to see why Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) gained the epithet “God’s architect”. With fluid forms and mathematical precision, his work extols the wonder of natural creation: columns soar like tree trunks, window frames curve like flowering branches, and ceramic tiling shimmers like scaly, reptilian skin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith this outstanding attention to natural detail, his inspirations from both neo-Gothic and Orientalist aesthetics, and a lifelong commitment to Catalan identity, Gaudí created a unique brand of the Modernista movement which transformed, and defines, Barcelona’s cityscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith seven of Gaudí’s projects listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, this book introduces the architect’s extraordinary vision and unique legacy, exploring the influences and the details which allow his buildings to impress, inspire, and amaze, one century after their construction.\u003c\/div\u003e\nDETAILS\u003cbr\u003e By Maria Antonietta Crippa\u003cbr\u003e Taschen, 2015\u003cbr\u003e Hardcover, 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e 8.5 x 0.5 x 10.3 inches","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23979905217,"sku":"9783836560283","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/products\/Gaudi.png?v=1576697504"},{"product_id":"hadid-taschen-basics","title":"Zaha Hadid | Taschen Basic Architecture","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/store.aia.org\/collections\/taschen-basic-architecture\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/files\/Taschen_Basic_Architecture_button_clear_a26a5436-1a63-47e4-af35-a9a66bdbf2ec_medium.png?1847792207493934243\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003eZaha Hadid was a revolutionary architect, who for many years built almost nothing, despite winning critical acclaim. Some even said her audacious, futuristic designs were unbuildable. During the latter years of her life, Hadid’s daring visions became a reality, bringing a unique new architectural language to cities and structures as varied as the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati, hailed by the New York Times as “the most important new building in America since the Cold War;” the MAXXI Museum in Rome; the Guangzhou Opera House in China; and the London 2012 Olympics Aquatics Centre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the time of her unexpected death in 2016, Hadid was firmly established among the elite of world architecture, recognized as the first woman to win both the Pritzker Prize for architecture and the RIBA Royal Gold Medal, but above all as a giver of new forms, the first great architect of the noughties. From her early sharply angled buildings to later more fluid architecture that made floors, ceilings, walls, and furniture part of an overall design, this essential introduction presents key examples of Hadid’s pioneering practice. She was an artist, as much as an architect, who fought to break the old rules and crafted her own 21st-century universe.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\nDETAILS\u003cbr\u003e By Philip Jodidio\u003cbr\u003e Taschen, 2015\u003cbr\u003e Hardcover, 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e 8.5 x 0.5 x 10.3 inches","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23979952897,"sku":"9783836536356","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/products\/Hadid.png?v=1576697543"},{"product_id":"lautner-taschen-basics","title":"John Lautner | Taschen Basic Architecture","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/store.aia.org\/collections\/taschen-basic-architecture\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/files\/Taschen_Basic_Architecture_button_clear_a26a5436-1a63-47e4-af35-a9a66bdbf2ec_medium.png?1847792207493934243\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003eMichigan-born architect John Lautner (1911–1994) was behind some of the most striking and innovative architectural designs in mid-20th-century America. With designs for homes and commercial buildings primarily in Southern California, Lautner’s innovative work captured the pioneering optimism of 1950s America, a time of space-age technology, economic growth and affluence. Today, several of Lautner’s houses are labeled Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLautner’s projects focused on the relationship between humans, space, and nature. He was always particularly sensitive to the surrounding environment and would often integrate water and natural landscapes into his designs. His houses are characterized by sweeping rooflines, glass-paneled walls, and steel beams, in a heady combination of fantasy and minimalism. Eschewing architectural orthodoxies, Lautner emphasized geometric shapes such as circles and triangles, incorporating myriad technological innovations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIngenious uses of modern building materials such as concrete allowed him to blend his structures into unique locations in the Californian landscape, perching his sci-fi structures on hillsides, beaches, and deserts. Residences in the Los Angeles area, including the “Chemosphere” and the “Silvertop,” boast panoramic views and still exude an almost otherworldly magnetism. This comprehensive guide takes you into the heart of Lautner’s idiosyncratic practice, discover his manifold influences and ideas, and survey the resulting gems of modern architecture.\u003c\/div\u003e\nDETAILS\u003cbr\u003e By Barbara-Ann Campbell-Lange\u003cbr\u003e Taschen, 2015\u003cbr\u003e Hardcover, 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e 8.5 x 0.5 x 10.3 inches","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23980112385,"sku":"9783836544115","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/products\/Lautner.png?v=1576697596"},{"product_id":"le-corbusier-taschen-basics","title":"Le Corbusier | Taschen Basic Architecture","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/store.aia.org\/collections\/taschen-basic-architecture\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/files\/Taschen_Basic_Architecture_button_clear_a26a5436-1a63-47e4-af35-a9a66bdbf2ec_medium.png?1847792207493934243\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.aia.org\/pages\/gold-medal-collection\" title=\"AIA Gold Medal - AIA Store\"\u003eAIA Gold Medal\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e | Le Corbusier, 1961\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003eBorn Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, Le Corbusier (1887–1965) is widely acclaimed as the most influential architect of the 20th century. From private villas to mass social housing projects, his radical ideas, designs, and writings presented a whole-scale reinvention not only of individual structures, but of entire concepts of modern living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLe Corbusier’s work made distinct developments over the years, from early vernacular houses in Switzerland through dazzling white, purist villas to dynamic syntheses of art and architecture such as the chapel at Ronchamp and the civic buildings in Chandigarh, India. A hallmark throughout was his ability to combine functionalist aspirations with a strong sense of expressionism, as well as a broader and empathetic understanding of urban planning. He was a founding member of the Congrès international d’architecture moderne (CIAM), which championed “architecture as a social art.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book presents some of Le Corbusier’s landmark projects to introduce an architect, thinker, and modern pioneer who, even in his unrealized projects, offered discussion and inspiration for generations to come. \u003c\/div\u003e\nDETAILS\u003cbr\u003e By Jean-Louis Cohen\u003cbr\u003e Taschen, 2015\u003cbr\u003e Hardcover, 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e 8.5 x 0.5 x 10.3 inches","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23980166785,"sku":"9783836560351","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/products\/Le_Corbusier.png?v=1576697603"},{"product_id":"loos-taschen-basics","title":"Adolf Loos | Taschen Basic Architecture","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/store.aia.org\/collections\/taschen-basic-architecture\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/files\/Taschen_Basic_Architecture_button_clear_a26a5436-1a63-47e4-af35-a9a66bdbf2ec_medium.png?1847792207493934243\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003eAdolf Loos (1870–1933) was a flamboyant character whose presence in the cultural hotbed of early 1900s Vienna galvanized the country’s architectural landscape. An early, impassioned advocate of modernism, he all-out rejected the grand Secessionist aesthetic prevalent at the time, as well as any hallmarks of the European \u003cem\u003efin de siècle\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInstead, in lectures and essays, such as the milestone \u003cem\u003eOrnament and Crime\u003c\/em\u003e of 1908, Loos articulated his “passion for smooth and precious surfaces.” He advocated that architectural ornamentation was, by its nature, ephemeral—locked into current trends and styles, and therefore quickly dated. Loos, himself a Classicist at heart, argued instead for simple, timeless designs with time-honored aesthetic and structural qualities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRising to prominence in Vienna in the 1890s with commercial retail projects in the city, Loos developed his signature style, introducing the concept of “spatial plan” architecture and eschewing decorative fripperies for opulent, fine-quality materials, rendered in crisp lines. Major projects, such as Vienna’s Café Museum (1899), Loos House (1912), and the fashion store Knize (1913), divided critics, the public, and even royalty—Emperor Franz Joseph I would refuse to travel past Loos House, bristling with rage at its insolently minimalist aesthetic. In this introduction to Adolf Loos, we explore the writings, achievements, and legacy which characterize his work, and which have resounded across decades in the energized architectural conversation between elaborate and elemental aesthetics.\u003c\/div\u003e\nDETAILS\u003cbr\u003e By August Sarnitz\u003cbr\u003e Taschen, 2015\u003cbr\u003e Hardcover, 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e 8.5 x 0.5 x 10.3 inches","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23980248257,"sku":"9783836544672","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/products\/Loos.png?v=1576697659"},{"product_id":"wright-taschen-basics","title":"F. L. Wright | Taschen Basic Architecture","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/store.aia.org\/collections\/taschen-basic-architecture\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/files\/Taschen_Basic_Architecture_button_clear_a26a5436-1a63-47e4-af35-a9a66bdbf2ec_medium.png?1847792207493934243\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.aia.org\/pages\/gold-medal-collection\" title=\"AIA Gold Medal - AIA Store\"\u003eAIA Gold Medal\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e | Frank Lloyd Wright, 1949\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed as the “father of skyscrapers”, the quintessentially American icon Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) was an architect of aspiration. He believed in giving cultivated American life its fitting architectural equivalent and applied his idealism to structures across the continent, from suburban homes to churches, offices, skyscrapers, and the celebrated Guggenheim Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eWright’s work is distinguished by its harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture, and which found its paradigm at Fallingwater, a house in rural Pennsylvania, cited by the American Institute of Architects as “the best all-time work of American architecture”. Wright also made a particular mark with his use of industrial materials, and by the simple L or T plan of his Prairie House which became a model for rural architecture across America. Wright was also often involved in many of the interior elements of his buildings, such as the furniture and stained glass, paying particular attention to the balance between individual needs and community activity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExploring Wright’s aspirations to augment American society through architecture, this book offers a concise introduction to his at once technological and Romantic response to the practical challenges of middle-class Americans.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\nDETAILS\u003cbr\u003e By Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer\u003cbr\u003e Taschen, 2015\u003cbr\u003e Hardcover, 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e 8.5 x 0.5 x 10.3 inches","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23980743361,"sku":"9783836560498","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/products\/81RK8VhSFdL.jpg?v=1574181856"},{"product_id":"albert-frey-basic-architecture","title":"Albert Frey | Taschen Basic Architecture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/store.aia.org\/collections\/taschen-basic-architecture\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/files\/Taschen_Basic_Architecture_button_clear_a26a5436-1a63-47e4-af35-a9a66bdbf2ec_medium.png?1847792207493934243\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArchitect Albert Frey (1903–1998) saw a modernist utopia in the desert. 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