Frank Lloyd Wright was the most influential architect of the twentieth
century?and a rogue genius whose life was a wild ride. Wright routinely
ignored unpaid bills, clients? wishes, budget constraints. Only his
creative vision mattered to him. That vision transformed the way we
live, sweeping aside the Victorian home and creating a uniquely American
architecture exemplified by his Prairie Style houses. Wright built
hotels, churches, and offices, too, incorporating endless innovations in
techniques and materials. Ideas poured out of him throughout his long
career; he called it ?shaking the design out of my sleeve.?
Jan Adkins's fascinating biography of this compelling, infuriating,
largerthan- life figure will change the way every reader looks at
architecture.