A building by Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is always unmistakably individual and simultaneously evokes an entire era. Wright's designs are characterized above all by their organic adaptation to their surroundings and by a use of steel and glass that creates a seamless transition between interior and exterior spaces. They heralded the dawn of modernism and made their creator immortal.

This meticulously compiled edition of TASCHEN's three-volume Wright monograph presents, in a clear and affordable volume, the most important works from the vast, groundbreaking oeuvre of America's most celebrated architect. Based on unlimited access to the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives in Taliesin, Arizona, the compilation covers the full spectrum of Wright's work, including projects that were never realized. The overview ranges from his early Prairie Houses, through the "Usonic" concept house embodied by Fallingwater, the Tokyo buildings, and the progressive examples of "living architecture," to later projects such as the Guggenheim Museum in New York and his fantastical vision for a better future in the "living city."

Author Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, who was a student of Wright in the 1950s, presents recent research on Wright and shares his own insights into these milestones of architecture.