| Author | : Herbert Jacobs |
| File Size | : 54,7 Mb |
| Publisher | : Chronicle Books (CA) |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 05 May 1978 |
| ISBN | : UOM:39015011967505 |
| Pages | : 166 pages |
Building with Frank Lloyd Wright by Herbert Jacobs Book PDF Summary
This is the first-hand account of a young couple who in 1936 challenged Wright to produce a decent house for $5,000. Wright responded with the in-novations--floor heating, flat roof, con-crete floor, solid walls, grouping of utili-ties, carport, seclusion from the street but openness to a garden through banks of door windows--that made their house the revolutionary "Usonia Num-ber One." Within five years the Jacobs moved to the country, where Wright designed the "Solar Hemicycle," which featured a windfoil design and the passive solar con-struction that became the prototype for such buildings. The 89 illustrations show the construction and important details of both houses.