[.ca] Frank Lloyd Wright in Pop-Up (ISBN 1571456902)

It's FLW!:
This book is a true joy. It makes me laugh everytime I open it. This book is not the best example of pop-ups or the best review of FLW's work but it is an excellent example of joy, humor and delight in it's subject, FLW and American Architecture.

Dignity, Spendour, and Grandeur.:
This book of Pop-ups, side by side with the building photographs and original plans and drawings, show all the beauty and majesty of Frank Lloyd Wright's most famous buildings. It's done with grace, and beauty, and style befitting the nature and purpose of the book. The pop-ups are elegant, simple, and yet breathtaking. Like most pop-up books, it is fragile, paper engineering being what it is. I have yet to see a pop-up book that isn't as fragile as a flower. You should keep this book out of the reach of children. But, it should make a beautiful coffee table item for thoughtful adults, but again, it's destined to be a wonderful collectors item, so only take it out for special occasions. I read Dominic's review and completely disagree. As a pop-up book collector, I expect pop-ups to be only as complex or realistically depicted as makes sense to its art and that of the story. The pop-ups cleverly give you the illusion of standing back and viewing the structures from a great distance as opposed to viewing a 3 dimentional, detailed miniature. It works beautifully.

Large fine book:
I think Dominic has panned the book needlessly. It is not that bad. It is a large book and yes the popups are not the best but they are not bad either. It is definitely a book to have in ones collection. Couple of the pops are large and deserving of attention.

Frank Lloyd Wright in Pop-Up:
I have collected pop-up books for 35 years and must disagree with Dominic. Yes, the book is fragile, nearly all large pop-up books are (most books this size will develop splits in the gutters if you are not extremely careful). I feel the pop-ups are in keeping with Wright's work. I especially enjoyed the accompanying text and plans. I'm very happy to include this in my collection.

Excellent addition to any library:
I enjoyed this book very much. The quality and detail in the pop-up images are excellent. The book is very informative including plans and drawings of various structures. It is an excellent addition/start for an architectural library or any library