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Pre-Order The Living Architecture Of David Dodge
We're very excited to announce the upcoming release of our new publication, The Living Architecture of David Elgin Dodge and your opportunity to be one of the first people to get a copy when they begin shipping in late April 2025.
For some architects, especially those who follow the organic design principles in the tradition of Louis H. Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, their profession is not a career but a vocation in service to an ideal. David Elgin Dodge (1930–2021) was one of these architects.
By every measure the life of David Dodge is a remarkable journey. Born to a family of great wealth and influence, he chose a unique engagement with creative communal endeavor by joining the Taliesin Fellowship. His direct contact with Frank Lloyd Wright was formative from early adulthood. After Mr. Wright’s death in 1959, Dodge remained as a lifetime member of the Fellowship and participant in the successor architectural firm called Taliesin Associated Architects (TAA).
Lavishly illustrated with never-before-published drawings and historic photographs, plus stunning new photography by Jake Case, this monograph highlights a wide array of David's architectural projects both personal and for Taliesin. These include nine “box projects,” which were speculative compositions presented as gifts to Mr. Wright up to twice a year from 1953 to 1959. Following Mr. Wright’s death, Dodge helped complete major buildings in progress. As a member of TAA, he is known to have contributed as lead designer to twenty-eight client commissions from 1964 to 2001. In addition, he produced several unbuilt designs for personal and speculative residences, as well as a significant cultural facility in Europe.
BOOKS SCHEDULED TO SHIP LATE APRIL 2025
Hardcover with Dustjacket :: 192 pages :: 11" x 8.5" :: $60.00 Written by William B. Scott, Jr. :: Photography by Jake Case
NOTE: This is a special publication and is not included as part of the Journal OA+D subscription. It must be purchased separately.
From The Archives
The OA+D Archives recently received a donation of several significant and early photos and corresponding 4x5 film negatives showcasing Frank Lloyd Wright's newly-constructed Guggenheim Museum in New York. The seven vintage 8 x 10" black & white press photographs and five 4x5 inch film negatives we're originally from the Brown Bros. photographic archive and date circa late 1959. The images show the Guggenheim Museum from different angles on 5th Ave with period cars in abundance. The photos represent important historic documentation of Wright's iconic museum design in its original state before the various additions were added and the streetscape changed.
If you have archival materials related to Frank Lloyd Wright, the Taliesin Fellowship, or any other organic architectural or design items that you're interested in donating for our growing collections, please let us know by contacting us at info@oadarchives.org.
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