{"product_id":"walter-burley-griffin-in-america","title":"Walter Burley Griffin in America","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most original architects the United States has produced  Walter Burley Griffin worked in the shadow of his early colleague and employer  Frank Lloyd Wright. This has obscured Griffins contributing role in Wrights architecture as well as the superb accomplishments of his own work as architect  landscape architect  and town planner. A Chicago area native and a graduate of the University of Illinois  Griffin worked for five years as Wrights chief associate  then established his own practice in 1906. His personal style emphasized harmony between buildings and their surroundings and featured strong  elemental shapes  the experimental use of new materials  and simple  open floor plans. In 1912 Griffin won an international competition with his design for the proposed new Australian capital city of Canberra. His subsequent travels to oversee development of that design eventually led to Griffins decision to settle permanently in Australia. Walter Burley Griffin in America combines the richly detailed photographs of Mati Maldre and extensive research of Paul Kruty to provide the first complete visual record ever published of Griffins surviving American work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44986835009589,"sku":"ByrdShop_0252021932","price":119.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780252021930.jpg?v=1770918733","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/walter-burley-griffin-in-america","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}