Frank Lloyd Wright

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Frank Lloyd Wright

• The mother art is architecture. Without an
  architecture of our own we have no soul of our
  own civilization.
• Architecture is the triumph of Human Imagination
  over materials, methods and men, to put man into
  possession of his own Earth. It is at least the
  geometric pattern of things, of life, of the
  human and social world. It is at best the magic
  framework of reality that we sometimes touch upon
  when we use the word order.

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The horizontal line is the line of domesticity.
F.L.Wright
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The Prairie SchoolReaction against
mass-produced materialsMarked by strong
horizontal lines to echo the prairies
flatnessStructure should look as if it grew
naturally from the site.Flat or hipped
roofsBroad, overhanging eavesHorizontal
bands of windowsOpen plansIntegration with
the landscapeSolid constructionAttempt at
developing an indigenous, American
architecture that did not share design
elements with earlier, European, classical
architecture.
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Influence of Louis Sullivans ideas of organic
architectureOrganic architecture is one which
grows naturally or organically out of the social
and technical factors among which the architect
lives and with which he must work. These factors
embrace not only the technical and utilitarian
problems of building, but also the aspirations,
ideals, and needs, both material and
psychological, of mankind.
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Dana-Thomas House1902-1904
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Influence of Louis Sullivan
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Reception Hall
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Moon Children FountainBreakfast Nook
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Master bedroom
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Conservatory Hall
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Gallery Hall with tables to display Ms. Danas
Japanese prints
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Library filled with teddy bears for Christmas
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Sumac Window
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Unity Temple 1905-1908
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On Unity Temple F.L. WrightWhy not, then,
build a temple, not to GOD in that way more
sentimental than sense but build a temple to
man, appropriate to his uses as a meeting place,
in which to study man himself for his Gods sake?
A modern meeting-house and a good-time
place.Build a beautiful room proportioned to
this purpose. Make it beautiful in this simple
sense. A natural building for natural man.
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On Organic Architecture F.L. WrightOrganic
buildings are the strength and lightness of the
spiders spinning, buildings qualified by light,
bred by native character to environment, married
to the ground.Organic architecture seeks a
superior sense of use and a finer sense of
comfort, expressed in organic simplicity.I
would like to have free architecture.
Architecture that belongs where you see it
standing and is a grace to the landscape
instead of a disgrace.
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Robie House - 1909
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Concealed entrance
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Leaded windows and Roman brick
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Living room
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When asked about Marilyn Monroe, Mr. Wright
responded I think Miss Monroes
architecture is a good architecture.