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Professor Valerie Colston
American Architecture 221
20 November 2016
Frank Lloyd Wright I have chosen Frank Lloyd Wright because he is my favorite architect by far, he had created a type of organic type of architecture, called Prairie School, which incorporated horizontal lines which can be seen from many of his pieces of buildings and homes he had created during his lifetime. Frank Lloyd Wright was born on June 8, 1867, in Richland Center, Wisconsin. After college, he became chief assistant to architect Louis Sullivan. Wright then founded his own firm and developed a style known as the Prairie school, which strove for an "organic architecture" in designs for homes and commercial buildings. Over his career, he created numerous …show more content…
His mission was to create a truly American architecture, one appropriate for free citizens that would reflect the democratic values of this great country in which he so firmly believed. In creating what he called an “architecture for democracy,” he redefined our concept of space as he sought to make the common man uncommon by offering everyone the opportunity to live and grow in nourishing environments, connected physically and spiritually to the natural world (Margo Stipe, 2007). On April 9, 1959 at age ninety-two, Wright died at his home in Phoenix, Arizona. By the time of his death, he had become internationally recognized for his innovative building style and contemporary designs. He had created 1,141 designs, of which 532 were completed. His name had become synonymous with great design, not only because of the form of his designs, but also because of the function (Amanda Carter, 2016). Wright has been honored with numerous number of awards and recognition from all over, he even had people petition to not have his buildings and homes demolished. We can now see how Wright lived his life and …show more content…
The structure's walls are made of local desert rocks, stacked within wood forms, filled with concrete. Wright always favored using the materials readily available rather than those that must be transported to the site. In Wright’s own words: “There were simple characteristic silhouettes to go by, tremendous drifts and heaps of sunburned desert rocks were nearby to be used. We got it all together with the landscape…” The flat surfaces of the rocks were placed outward facing and large boulders filled the interior space so concrete could be conserved (Wikipedia, 2016). Wright also said “Arizona needs its own architecture… Arizona’s long, low, sweeping lines, up tilting planes. Surface patterned after such abstraction in line and color as find “realism” in the patterns of the rattlesnake, the Gila monster, the chameleon, and the saguaro, cholla or staghorn – or is it the other way around—are inspiration enough” (Andrew Kroll, 2011). Wright used basic structures for light, by using a translucent piece to let natural light in. Every part of this home design incorporates an individual touch by Wright, one example is in the inside including the dining room,
Professor Valerie Colston
American Architecture 221
20 November 2016
Frank Lloyd Wright I have chosen Frank Lloyd Wright because he is my favorite architect by far, he had created a type of organic type of architecture, called Prairie School, which incorporated horizontal lines which can be seen from many of his pieces of buildings and homes he had created during his lifetime. Frank Lloyd Wright was born on June 8, 1867, in Richland Center, Wisconsin. After college, he became chief assistant to architect Louis Sullivan. Wright then founded his own firm and developed a style known as the Prairie school, which strove for an "organic architecture" in designs for homes and commercial buildings. Over his career, he created numerous …show more content…
His mission was to create a truly American architecture, one appropriate for free citizens that would reflect the democratic values of this great country in which he so firmly believed. In creating what he called an “architecture for democracy,” he redefined our concept of space as he sought to make the common man uncommon by offering everyone the opportunity to live and grow in nourishing environments, connected physically and spiritually to the natural world (Margo Stipe, 2007). On April 9, 1959 at age ninety-two, Wright died at his home in Phoenix, Arizona. By the time of his death, he had become internationally recognized for his innovative building style and contemporary designs. He had created 1,141 designs, of which 532 were completed. His name had become synonymous with great design, not only because of the form of his designs, but also because of the function (Amanda Carter, 2016). Wright has been honored with numerous number of awards and recognition from all over, he even had people petition to not have his buildings and homes demolished. We can now see how Wright lived his life and …show more content…
The structure's walls are made of local desert rocks, stacked within wood forms, filled with concrete. Wright always favored using the materials readily available rather than those that must be transported to the site. In Wright’s own words: “There were simple characteristic silhouettes to go by, tremendous drifts and heaps of sunburned desert rocks were nearby to be used. We got it all together with the landscape…” The flat surfaces of the rocks were placed outward facing and large boulders filled the interior space so concrete could be conserved (Wikipedia, 2016). Wright also said “Arizona needs its own architecture… Arizona’s long, low, sweeping lines, up tilting planes. Surface patterned after such abstraction in line and color as find “realism” in the patterns of the rattlesnake, the Gila monster, the chameleon, and the saguaro, cholla or staghorn – or is it the other way around—are inspiration enough” (Andrew Kroll, 2011). Wright used basic structures for light, by using a translucent piece to let natural light in. Every part of this home design incorporates an individual touch by Wright, one example is in the inside including the dining room,