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Creator:
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867–1959
Title(s):
Modern architecture : being the Kahn lectures for 1930 / by Frank Lloyd Wright ; with a new introduction by Neil Levine.
Additional Title(s):
Frank Lloyd Wright lectures
Edition:
Facsim. ed.
Published/Created:
Princeton [ N.J.] : Princeton University Press, 2008.
Physical Description:
lxxv, 114 p. : ill., port. ; 28 cm.
Holdings:
Reference Library
NJ18.W94 A12 2008 (LC)
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Classification:
Books
Notes:
Originally published in 1931.
"Modern concepts concerning an organic architecture, from the work of Frank Lloyd Wright" on lining-papers.
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject Terms:
Architecture -- United States.
Architecture, Industrial -- 20th century.
Architecture, Modern -- 20th century.
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867–1959 -- Philosophy.
Contributors:
Levine, Neil, 1941–
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  • Introduction
  • Preface
  • Machinery, materials and men
  • Style in industry
  • The passing of the cornice
  • The cardboard house
  • The tyranny of the skyscraper
  • The city.