Frank Lloyd Wright

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Frank Lloyd Wright believed that organic Architecture was the new style of Architecture, he wanted to represent a new way of designing, his own style which best represented his believes. Nature for Frank was like God, he believed that the building itself should not be included on top of the landscape but it should be introduced within the landscape. Frank Lloyd wright took his believes from his mentor Louis Sullivan with whom he’ll design many houses. The idea of including nature within the design of the building represents a `connection with the landscape, this relationship can be achieved by not only the design but the materials of choice, or the incorporation of the building on the field. There are many examples throughout Frank Lloyd Wright's career where he demonstrated this idea of incorporating nature as the main aspect of his designs. However most important it was his …show more content…
The water falling through the house is a unique detailed on the house, it allows nature to go through the structure. The horizontal long balconies represent his Prairie style and achieve a connection even deeper to the surroundings. Fallingwater is a combination of all aspects that represent the Prairie style including organic architecture. The long windows that go from the roof to the floor on each floor allow nature to have a continuation along the plans of the house. The difference between Fallingwater and the Robie house is not that substantial as both of these house achieve all the requirements to the Prairie style. The only distinction between both house is the landscape around because of where the fallingwater was constructed in my opinion it created a bigger connection with nature, than the flat landscape in which Robie House was

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