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Hardcover with Dustjacket :: 192 pages :: 11" x 8.5"
Written by William B. Scott, Jr. :: Photography by Jake Case

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.

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