THE DISAPPEARING CITY
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright: THE DISAPPEARING CITY. NYC: William Farquhar Payson, 1932. First edition. Octavo. A good to very good hardcover book in full cloth with a good example of of the rare, Wright-designed dust jacket: usual mottling and offsetting to the blue cloth boards, with the illustrated paper label at the front board clean and complete. The Dust jacket is age-darkened and lightly chipped to edges with slight losses. Charles Niedringhaus' ownership signature on FEP. A rare book.8.5 x 8.5 book with 90 pages and 5 b/w plates, including author portrait. The Disappearing City was the first book in which Wright clearly outlined his proposal for a decentralized agrarian society based on the proper use of the machine [SWEENEY 328]. His style, which had been heavily influenced by Louis Sullivan's idea that "form follows function" has become on of the most recognizable and his contribution to 20th century architecture is virtually unrivaled. The philosophy behind his style was articulated in books, brochures and lectures and it remains one of the most compelling and controversial elements of his legacy.
In 1930 Wright gave his renowned lecture on The City at Princeton University. In 1932 he published his now classic indictment on the city as "The Disappearing City." Wright continued to work on his thesis and in 1945 republished it as "When Democracy Builds." With this third and final version, "The Living City" he expanded and rewrote it completely.
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