Frank Lloyd Wright

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	Frank Lloyd Wright
Born	1867; Richland Center, Wisconsin, USA
Died	1959; Taliesin West, Arizona,
Education	University of Wisconsin
Firms	Adler & Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright
Notes
At Great Buildings	http://www.GreatBuildings.com/architects/Frank_Lloyd_Wright.html

Contents 1 Works 2 Discussion 3 References 4 External Links

Works

• Boomer Residence, at Phoenix, Arizona, 1953.   GreatBuildings page
• Coonley House, at Riverside, Illinois, 1908.     GreatBuildings page
• D. D. Martin House, at Buffalo, New York, 1904.    GreatBuildings page
• Ennis House, at Los Angeles, California, 1923.   GreatBuildings page
• Fallingwater, at Ohiopyle, (Bear Run), Pennsylvania, 1934 , 1938, 1948. GreatBuildings page
• Guggenheim Museum, at New York, New York, 1956 to 1959. GreatBuildings page
• Hanna Residence, at Palo Alto, California, 1936. GreatBuildings page
• Imperial Hotel, at Tokyo, Japan, 1916 to 1922. GreatBuildings page
• Jacobs House-Madison, at Madison, Wisconsin, 1936. GreatBuildings page
• Jacobs House-Middleton, the Solar Hemicycle, at Middleton, Wisconsin, 1944. GreatBuildings page
• Johnson Wax Building, at Racine, Wisconsin, 1936 to 1939. GreatBuildings page
• Kentuck Knob, at Chalk Hill, Pennsylvania, 1953 to 1956. Also known as the Hagan House.
• Larkin Building, at Buffalo, New York, 1904 , demolished 1950. GreatBuildings page
• Marin Civic Center, at San Rafael, California, 1957. GreatBuildings page
• Mrs. G. M. Millard House, at Pasadena, California, 1923.     GreatBuildings page
• Pfeiffer Chapel, at Lakeland, Florida, 1938.   GreatBuildings page
• Price Residence, at Paradise Valley, Arizona, 1954.   GreatBuildings page
• Price Tower, at Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 1952 to 1956.   GreatBuildings page
• Robie Residence, at Chicago, Illinois, 1909. GreatBuildings page
• Rosenbaum House, at Florence, Alabama, 1939.   GreatBuildings page
• Storer Residence, at Los Angeles, California, 1923.   GreatBuildings page
• Donald M. Stromquist House, at Bountiful, Utah, 1958.
• Taliesin, at Spring Green, Wisconsin, 1911 and 1925.   GreatBuildings page
• Taliesin West, at Scottsdale, Arizona, 1937 onward.   GreatBuildings page
• Wingspread, at Wind Point, Wisconsin, 1937.   GreatBuildings page
• Unitarian Meeting House, at Madison, Wisconsin, 1947 to 1951. GreatBuildings page
• Unity Temple, at Oak Park, Illinois, 1906.   GreatBuildings page
• W. E. Martin House, at Oak Park, Illinois, 1903. GreatBuildings page
• Walker Residence, at Carmel, California, 1948.   GreatBuildings page
• Ward Willits House, at Highland Park, Illinois, 1902.     GreatBuildings page
• William H. Winslow House and Stable, at River Forest, Illinois, 1893.
• Zimmerman House, at Manchester, New Hampshire, 1950.     GreatBuildings page

Discussion

(b. Richland Center, Wisconsin 1867; d. Taliesin West, Arizona, 1959)

Frank Lloyd Wright was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin in 1867. He and his family settled in Madison, Wisconsin in 1877. He was educated at Second Ward School, Madison from 1879 to 1883. After a brief stint at the University of Wisconsin where he took some mechanical drawing and basic mathematics courses, Wright departed for Chicago where he spent several months in J. L. Silsbee's office before seeking employment with Adler and Sullivan.

Wright evolved a new concept of interior space in architecture. Rejecting the existing view of rooms as single-function boxes, Wright created overlapping and interpenetrating rooms with shared spaces. He designated use areas with screening devices and subtle changes in ceiling heights and created the idea of defined space as opposed to enclosed space.

Through experimentation, Wright developed the idea of the prairie house - a long, low building with hovering planes and horizontal emphasis. He developed these houses around the basic crucifix, L or T shape and utilized a basic unit system of organization. He integrated simple materials such as brick, wood, and plaster into the designs.

In 1914 Wright lost his wife and several members of his household when a servant burned down Taliesin, his home and studio in Wisconsin. Following the tragedy, he re-directed his architecture toward more solid, protective forms. Although he produced few works during the 1920s, Wright theoretically began moving in a new direction that would lead to some of his greatest works.

Johnson Administration Building. These designs re-invigorated Wright's career and led to a steady flow of commissions, particularly for lower middle income housing. Wright responded to the need for low income housing with the Usonian house, a development from his earlier prairie house.

During the last part of his life, Wright produced a wide range of work. Particularly important was Taliesin West, a winter retreat and studio he built in Phoenix, Arizona. He died at Taliesin West in 1959.

References
Muriel Emmanuel. Contemporary Architects. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980. ISBN 0-312-16635-4. NA680.C625.

Randall J. Van Vynckt. International Dictionary of Architects and Architecture: Volume 1- Architects. London: St. James Press, 1993. ISBN 1-55862-087-7. NA40.I48 1993. p997-1003.

References

• The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion. William Allin Storrer. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1993. ISBN 0-226-77624-7. LC 93-30127. NA737.W7A4 1993. plan drawing.— Perhaps the definitive catalog of all of Wright's built projects. Available at Amazon.com

External Links

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation — the official Wright organization

Frank Lloyd Wright at PBS — a high-quality Wright site with good connections

All-WrightSite - Frank Lloyd Wright Building Guide — rough but comprehensive

Broadacre City — an european view