architecture $z united states $x history $y 20th century

Contains essays that examine examples of Art Deco architecture and design in the skyscrapers and movie houses of Chicago, New York, Arizona, Colorado, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Miami Beach. Includes photographs.

Provides a chronological examination of Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural works, including his prairie homes, the Taliesin structures, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, and many of his plans and drawings that were never completed; and discussing how contemporary buildings were influenced by Wright's designs.