Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel marked a new beginning for Wright, who had suffered great tragedy before landing this international commission. When Kitty finally granted Wright a divorce in 1923, he ...

The hotel had an extensive decorative scheme, facilitated by the abundance of skilled carvers of Oya stone, an easily carved lava. Wright ... cable from Tokyo reading— “IMPERIAL stands square ...

38.25 x 15.5 x 19 in. (97.2 x 39.4 x 48.3 cm.) ...

"The strange thing about the ramp—I always feel I am in a space-time continuum, because I see where I've been and where I'm going," says the director of the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives.

Frank Lloyd Wright redesigned the Imperial in 1920, but that building was replaced by the present structure in 1970—hardly a golden age as far as hotel design is concerned—with a 31-story ...

The operator of the Imperial Hotel Tokyo deliberately chose a young ... building was designed by world renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright and started operations in 1923, gaining the nickname ...

The bank was located in the cube-shaped mass, creating a sense of solidity and security. Today the hotel is the last remaining one designed by Wright.