This is the biography of an extraordinary woman. It will appeal to those interested in the history of the Grand Canyon buildings, the Fred Harvey Company, and the Santa Fe Railway as well as those with an interest in architecture, interior design, native american art, and women of accomplishment.

"Born in Wisconsin in 1867, Frank Lloyd Wright became obsessed with a set of building blocks his mother had given to him on his ninth birthday. He grew up to become the father of organic architecture and the greatest American architect of all time, havingdesigned more than 1,100 buildings during his lifetime. These included private homes such as the stunning Fallingwater, churches, temples, a hotel, and the world-famous Guggenheim Museum in New...

Biographies of ten famous architects, including Thomas Jefferson, Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, and I.M. Pei, with discussion of their most celebrated designs.

A visual and global chronicle of the triumphs, challenges, and impact of over 100 women in architecture, from early practitioners to contemporary leaders. Marion Mahony Griffin passed the architectural licensure exam in 1898 and created exquisite drawings that buoyed the reputation of Frank Lloyd Wright. Her story is one of the many told in The Women Who Changed Architecture, which sets the record straight on the transformative impact women have made...