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Franklin Toker (1944–2021)

Author of Fallingwater Rising: Frank Lloyd Wright, E. J. Kaufmann, and America's Most Extraordinary House

9 Works 400 Members 1 Review

About the Author

Franklin Toker is a professor of the history of art and architecture at the University of Pittsburgh.

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Works by Franklin Toker

Fallingwater Rising: Frank Lloyd Wright, E. J. Kaufmann, and America's Most Extraordinary House (2003) 251 copies

Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait (1986) 58 copies, 1 review

Pittsburgh: A New Portrait (2009) 51 copies

Buildings of Pittsburgh (2007) 27 copies

The Church of Notre Dame in Montreal: An Architectural History (1970) 7 copies

L'église Notre-Dame de Montréal : son architecture, son passé (1981) 2 copies

Archaeological Campaigns below the Florence Duomo and Baptistery, 1895-1980 (FLORENCE DUOMO PROJECT) (2013) 2 copies

The Art Bulletin Quarterly, June 1976 (Vol. LVIII, No. 2) (1976) 1 copy

On Holy Ground: Liturgy, Architecture and Urbanism in the Cathedral and the Streets of Medieval Florence (FLORENCE DUOMO PROJECT) (2009) 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1944-04-29
Date of death: 2021-04-19
Gender: male
Education: McGill University
Oberlin College
Harvard University (PhD)
Occupations: architectural historian
professor
Organizations: Society of Architectural Historians (President Emeritus)
University of Pittsburgh (Professor of the History of Art and Architecture)
Awards and honors: Guggenheim Fellowship in Architecture, Planning, & Design
Nationality: Canada
Associated Place (for map): Canada

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Pittsburgh: An urban portrait by Franklin Toker

Excellent history and guide.

Awards

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Alice Davis Hitchcock Book Award

The Church of Notre Dame in Montreal: An Architectural History (Winner – 1970)

J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize

Fallingwater Rising: Frank Lloyd Wright, E. J. Kaufmann, and America's Most Extraordinary House (Finalist – 2004)

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Works: 9
Members: 400
Popularity: #60,684
Rating: ½ 4.4

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 15
Languages: 1

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