Frank Lloyd Wright's Palmer House | 
| Authors: Grant Hildebrand, Ann Eaton, Leonard K. Eaton
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 191141
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 125
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Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 8 x 0.5
ISBN: 0295986409
Dewey Decimal Number: 728.373092
EAN: 9780295986401
ASIN: 0295986409
Publication Date: February 28, 2007
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Book Description
This engaging tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Palmer House, build in the early 1950s in Ann Arbor, Michigan, brings to life one of Wright's last residential masterpieces. Working from extensive materials gathered by Ann and Leonard Eaton, and from his own fifty-two-year familiarity with the building, Grant Hildebrand crafts the story of Billy and Mary Palmer's extraordinary home. He presents in detail the events surrounding the Palmers' selection of Wright as architect; Wright's personal creation of the design; the challenges, and the craftsmanship, of its construction; the evolution of its garden and teahouse; the role of the house as a setting for the Palmers' lives; and an analysis of its remarkable formal and spatial qualities. With a rich compendium of personal information and an extensive array of photographs, plans, and diagrams created especially for this book, Frank Lloyd Wright's Palmer House offers a comprehensive exploration of a living work of art and an intimate portrait of the people who, having brought it into being, treasured its presence in their lives for half a century. Citing the particular synergies of architect and client, house and site, Hildebrand situates the heretofore little-known Palmer House within the context of Wright's overall oeuvre and presents a convincing argument for the inclusion of the Palmer House in the canon of the architect's finest residential designs.
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 A must-have for Wright fans September 18, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a beautifully illustrated book on the Palmer House in Ann Arbor, Michigan, one of the most interesting and most beautifully constructed and finished of Mr. Wright's houses. The landscaping and gardens provided a proper framework for the architecture, and the personalities of Mary and Billy Palmer are evident throughout. Your collection of books on Wright's work is not complete without this volume.
 Small books about Usonian houses August 26, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
A good small book about one of FLW's Usonian house with some interesting information about the building and it owners.
Gem of Organic Architecture March 2, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
In this wonderful book the authors detail various aspects of the bringing into being of this perfect example of Frank Lloyd Wright's organic architecture. Starting with background information on the town of Ann Arbor,
Michigan we are introduced to the clients, neighborhood and specific site on which their dream house would be erected. The process of selecting and securing Wright as their architect is explored in depth. We then learn of the give and take between client and architect during the design stage. The search for a suitable contractor and the attention to detail required of him in the building of this unconventional house are presented.
The Palmer's experiences of living for over 50 years in this masterpiece of residential architecture are explored and bring the building to life for the reader. The book is well illustrated with color photos, some b&w construction photos and plans that are large enough to study. In addition, a wonderful word picture tour of the house and surrounding landscape is presented. The technically minded may perhaps wish for more information on the construction aspects, but most things seem to have proceeded so well as to go unremarked.
This book is more than anything a tribute to the remarkable clients whose faith in Wright's vision, as well as their own personal artistic vision in creating the surrounding landscape, caused one of his most unknown gems to be built.
Highly recommended!
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