FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

Who is Frank Lloyd Wright?

Who is Frank Lloyd Wright?

1867 1959
75 years, 1000+ works

Architect Interior Designer Writer Educator

He was a master builder, a rebel and worshipper of nature Ken Burns and Lynn Novick

What is his philosophy?

Democracy Organic Space within the building is the reality of that building

Every great architect is necessarily a great poet. He must be a great original interpreter of is time, his day, his age

Why is he important?

Wrights Home-Studio

Buildings, like people, must first be sincere, must be true, and then withal as gracious and lovable as may be. Above all, integrity.

Differentiation of styles a man who has individuality has a right to its expression in his own environment

A house that has character stands a good chance of growing more valuable as it grows older

Simplicity and Repose

Qualities that measure the true value of art
Simplicity not an end:

1. A building should contain as few rooms comfort, utility, beauty 2. Openings as integral features of the structure and form natural ornamentation 3. Excessive details are vulgar decoration is dangerous unless understood thoroughly 4. Appliances or fixtures are undesirable assimilate with structure design 5. Pictures deface walls decoration incorporated in scheme 6. Furniture part of original scheme considering the whole as an integral unit

A building should appear to grow easily from its site and be shaped to harmonize with its surroundings

Taliesin West
Prairie (Mid West) gently sloping roofs, low proportions, quiet skylines, suppressed heavyset chimneys and sheltering overhangs, low terraces and outreaching walls sequestering private gardens.

Colors
Fit to live with that natural forms woods and fields color schemes, earth tones, autumn leaves They are more wholesome and better adapted in most cases to good decoration

Bring out the nature of the materials nature as scheme

No varnish, stain it Natural texture, no treatment Reveal nature of the materials wood, plaster, brick, stone

A structure has no more meaning to them aesthetically than has the stable to the horse

How did he achieve it?

Shingle Style Chicago Style Western Concrete Block Usonian Style Prairie Style

Prairie Style
Organic principles to residential architecture Building growing organically from the land Edaburi concept

Robie House by Wright

Strong vertical lines indicate an embrace to the horizon-

organic

Beginnings of de-constructing the box

Open spaces

Interaction between outside and inside

Light-posts at edges of table

High backed chairs were there to create an intimate space while dining

A good building is not one that hurts the landscape, but one which makes the landscape more beautiful that it was before the building was built

Fallingwater

Architecture that is borne from the site

Internal spaces reflects the site-colour schemes, materials and textures.

Made sure that the character of the site is felt inside as he brings in the forest views by having large windows.

Unity Temple

Guggenheim Museum

Johnson Wax Building

What can we learn from Mr. Wright?