America’s most famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, was born in 1867 in the rolling hills of Richland Center, Wisconsin, to a family of Unitarians. Even with world-class commissions like New York City’s Guggenheim Museum, his organic architecture remains rooted in Wisconsin’s landscape, from affordable-housing prototypes in Milwaukee to his summer home and architecture school in rural Spring Green. This comprehensive guide to Wright’s designs (and those of his protégés) that are open to the public—as well as insider historical information about sites now demolished, and those available for “drive-bys” only—is for the architecture or history fan looking for tours, overnight stays or creative inspiration.
"'Frank Lloyd Wright's Wisconsin' is a long-overdue look inside the Wisconsin works of Wisconsin's greatest architect and the people who inhabit and care for them. Hansen's great stories are also beautifully illustrated, making this a must for all fans of Wright, of architecture and of Wisconsin's history and treasures."
"Frank Lloyd Wright was a quirky visionary, decades ahead of his time in architectural design, and now we have often-fascinating, candid backstories for his best-known and little-known projects throughout Wisconsin. I appreciate Kristine’s carefully detailed research to get us better acquainted with the iconic architect. She simultaneously nails down what makes Wisconsin an extraordinary destination for exploring Wright’s works."
"This book is a tasty morsel for all those who hunger for Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture. There is a growing appetite among the public to experience Wright's Wisconsin architecture firsthand, and this book will help make that experience a savory and enjoyable adventure."
"Wisconsin inspired all of Frank Lloyd Wright. It was his playground, his toolkit, his raw material, and his color palette. It is where he first observed Nature shaping and reshaping spaces and decided that he would too. Wisconsin is the origin of Wright’s organic design, so to see and appreciate Wright’s work -- no matter where in the world it is -- is to know his home state. This book will get you started."
