Frank Lloyd Wright in Pop-up by Iain
Thomson
For A Gift
Using the latest in paper engineering, this book brings to life six of Frank
Lloyd Wrights most famous buildings: The Robie House in Chicago, the
Charles Ennis House, Fallingwater, the Johnsons Wax administrative
building and research tower, the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church,
and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of Art.
Personal Review: Frank Lloyd Wright in Pop-up by Iain
Thomson
Despite the earlier, very negative review by Dominic, I agree with
George&M's positive review, and found this book quite enjoyable,
interesting, and readable.
First of all, Dominic is wrong when he says the pop ups don't actually "pop
up." The model of the Johnson Wax building actually rises up a good six
inches, maybe more off the paper, hardly anything close to what he

describes. Most don't go that far, but are still very enjoyable to watch how
they work as you open up the book, and to look at.
And as for the fragile binding and poor book quality he cites, well, welcome
to the real world of commercial publishing of art and architecture books,
which has been going downhill for probably the last 20 years, as publishers
struggle to maintain profitability in the face of an American public that
cares little for art and architectural education. Dominic also doesn't discuss
the written text, which, for a book that looks like it's designed more to
entertain rather than to educate, is well done, with detailed histories of the
six buildings in the book, and comments by Wright himself about how he
designed the project.
Even if you don't buy it, if you're a fan of Wright's, you should at least seek
it out for the sheer fun of watching the paper pop-ups of Wright's buildings.
The book discusses six of Wright's most notable buildings, such as the
Johnson Wax building, Fallingwater, and the Mayan style house in L.A.
(unfortunately I don't recall the name of the owners). The choices of
buildings are a good selection to represent the full diversity of Wright's
work, which ranged from personal residences to major corporate
complexes. Overall, this is an interesting and fun and informative book on
Wright that should be of interest to any Wright afficionados or fans of pop-
up books (the most fun books after all--check out the Kama Sutra one I
saw once some time. :-)).
For More 5 Star Customer Reviews and Lowest Price:
Frank Lloyd Wright in Pop-up by Iain Thomson 5 Star Customer Reviews and Lowest
Price!