Organic architecture is a philosophy of architecture which promotes harmony between human habitation and the natural world. This is achieved through design approaches so well integrated with a site that buildings, furnishings, and surroundings become part of a unified, interrelated composition. This means that organic architecture is not a carbon copy, but rather, a reinterpretation of Nature's principles to build forms more natural than nature …show more content…
He was born June 8, 1867. During his 74 year career, Wright produced over 1,150 designs of buildings and more than 530 were recognized. He authored several books and articles designed many other things in interior design, like furniture and stained glass. Frank was the lead of the Prairie School architectural movement. “Prairie School style architecture is usually marked by its integration with the surrounding landscape, horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs with broad eaves, windows assembled in horizontal bands, solid construction, craftsmanship, and restraint in the use of decoration.” Frank also created a philosophy called Usonian, which is a term that usually refers to a series of approximately sixty middle-income family homes designed in 1936. These houses were single story without much storage area. The houses have large overhangings for natural cooling and lots of windows for natural lighting. He was awarded AIA Gold Medal Award in 1949 and he was awarded the Royal Gold Medal Award in 1941. Wright was quoted saying that “Every great architect is – necessarily – a great poet. He must be a great original interpreter of his time, his day, his age.” He died on April 9, 1959 while undergoing