"Each material has its own message " — Frank Lloyd Wright, Architectural Record, (April/1928), copyright 1975 by McGraw-Hill, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the publisher. "Bring out the nature of the materials, let their nature intimately into your scheme." — Frank Lloyd Wright, Architectural Record, (March, 1908), copyright 1975 by McGraw-Hill, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the publisher. "Form and function thus become one in design and execution if the nature of materials and method and purpose are all in unison." — Frank Lloyd Wright, An Authobiography. 1932. Revised, 1943. New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce. Copyright by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Courtesy The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.
About the Author, Terry L. Patterson
Terry L. Patterson, AIA, is a Professor of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma at Norman. He is the author of Construction Materials for Architects and Designers (1990) and coauthor of Architectural Drawing and Design (1984). He has published numerous articles in professional journals and monographs on the architectural use of building materials and related issues.
Juxtaposing analyses of 240 of Wright's buildings and his own comments, examines his use of wood, stone, brick, concrete block, metals, concrete, and glass. Discusses whether the features of the materials--form, workability, strength, and durability--were exploited to their fullest, subdued, or misrepresented. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
