This sociological analysis of Wright's architecture examines the
interaction between people and the spaces they create. Satler shows how
Wright explored a new architectural dimension, the space in which we
live.
Focusing on the Larkin Building (1904) and Unity Temple (1907), works
that Wright considered important but that have received little
attention, Satler delineates the social nature of space. She provides an
analytic framework through which to understand Wright's buildings and
his writings, revealing how the history of such works and cultural
landscapes offer a basis for making social, political, and spatial
choices about the future.
Wright's specific architectural works provide a framework for
constructing social histories of places and people because his designs
represent a natural way to build and to live within a larger social
landscape. This original study will appeal to sociologists, architects,
urban and architectural historians, urban planners and anthropologists,
and those interested in the work of Frank Lloyd Wright.