Frank Lloyd Wright

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Frank Lloyd Wright
ARCHITECT, INTERIOR DESIGNER, WRITER AND EDUCATOR

• Age 22 in about 1889

AGE 89 IN 1956
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Wright Home Studio
PROJECT
DESIGNED WHEN WRIGHT WAS ONLY 22, HE LIVED AND
WORKED HERE FOR 20 YEARS. THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE
PRAIRIE STYLE

• Oak Park Chicago, Illinois

1889
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
DATE
CLIENT
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Robie House
PROJECT
LONG AND LOW PRAIRIE STYLE WITH INNOVATIVE
FEATURES SUCH AS AN INTERCOM SYSTEM AND THE 3-CAR
GARAGE

• Chicago, Illinois

1910
FREDERICK C. ROBIE
DATE
CLIENT
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Taliesin
PROJECT
HIS SUMMER HOME, DESIGNED TO RISE NATURALLY FROM
THE LANDSCAPE ...NOT ON THE LAND, BUT OF THE
LAND. HERE HE USED ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE IN THE
FORM OF LOCAL LIMESTONE CHIMNEYS.

• Spring Green, Wisconsin

1911
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
DATE
CLIENT
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Imperial Hotel
PROJECT
HIS BEST KNOWN BUILDING IN JAPAN. IT FAMOUSLY
SURVIVED THE GREAT KANTO EARTHQUAKE MONTHS AFTER
IT OPENED.

• Tokyo, Japan

1923
PRIVATE OWNERS
DATE
CLIENT
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Taliesin West
PROJECT
WRIGHTS WINTER HOME AND STUDIO. HE APPLIED
ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE AGAIN USING NATURAL ELEMENTS
FROM THE DESERT TO BLEND INTO ITS SURROUNDINGS.

• Scottsdale, Arizona

1937
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
DATE
CLIENT
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Johnson Wax Bldg
PROJECT
CONSTRUCTION OF THE TALL LILY PAD SUPPORTS WERE
VERY CONTROVERSIAL AND HAD TO BE TESTED BEFORE
THEY WERE BUILT. THEY ARE 9 INCHES IN DIAMETER AT
THE BASE AND 18 FEET IN DIAMETER AT THE TOP.

• Racine, Wisconsin

1939
S.C JOHNSON SON
DATE
CLIENT
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Guggenheim Museum
TEXT
PROJECT
INTERIOR IS SIMILAR TO THE INSIDE OF A SEASHELL.
DESIGNED FOR VISITORS TO TAKE AN ELEVATOR TO THE
TOP, THEN VIEW ARTWORKS BY WALKING DOWN THE
CENTRAL SPIRAL RAMP

• New York City, New York

1959
SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM
DATE
CLIENT
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Gammage Auditorium
PROJECT
ORIGINAL DESIGN FOR THE OPERA HOUSE WAS TO BE
BUILT IN IRAQ. THE CIRCULAR DESIGN IS ABOUT
250-300 FEET IN DIAMETER, 8 STORIES HIGH AND HAS
VERY GOOD ACOUSTICS.

• Tempe, Arizona

1964
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
DATE
CLIENT
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Fallingwater
PROJECT
THE MOST FAMOUS PRIVATE HOME THAT HE DESIGNED HAS
BEEN CALLED "THE BEST ALL-TIME WORK OF AMERICAN
ARCHITECTURE". THIS CANTILEVERED HOME SEEMS TO
DEFY GRAVITY ABOVE THE FLOWING WATER.

• Mill Run, Pennsylvania

1936
THE KAUFMANNS
DATE
CLIENTS
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Fallingwater
PROJECT
PERSPECTIVE DRAWING BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT.
NOTICE THE RED HORIZONTAL LINE (HORIZON) AND THE
LINES OF PERSPECTIVE THAT GO OFF TO THE RIGHT AND
TO THE LEFT.

• Mill Run, Pennsylvania

1936
THE KAUFMANNS
DATE
CLIENT
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Stop here... until youre ready for the step by
step instructions for the two point perspective
architectural drawing
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Step 1Using your ruler and a regular pencil,
LIGHTLY draw a horizontal line (horizon) in the
lower third of your paper.
LIGHTLY
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Step 2Using your ruler, draw a vertical line
near the center of the paper (a little to the
left of center) Emphasize that ALL lines be done
lightly because some will be erased at the end of
the project.
LIGHTLY! YOULL BE ERASING LATER
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Step 3Place a dot (vanishing point) at both
ends of the horizontal line (horizon).
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Step 4Using a ruler, draw a line from the
vanishing points to the top and bottom of the
vertical line.
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Step 5Draw the ends of the house by drawing two
vertical lines, forming a left and right side of
a box.
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Step 6To draw the roof, first make an X on
the short side of the house from corner to
corner. Where the X intersects, draw a vertical
line into the air.
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Step 7The triangle that forms the peak of the
roof is made from this vertical line.
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Step 8The top of the roof is drawn from the top
of the triangle to the right hand vanishing
point. Match the angle of the roof peak to the
angle of the opposite peak (slide your ruler).
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Step 9Erase extra lines so that the outline of
the house is defined. Keep part of the horizon
line as well.
WOW - YOUVE JUST COMPLETED A DRAWING OF A HOUSE
USING TWO POINT PERSPECTIVE!
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Step 10Continue to add other features to your
house, like a door and windows, using your ruler
and one vanishing point. Remember that the sides
will be vertical (just like the sides of the
house).
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Step 11If you wish, you may add a fence and/or
sidewalk(s), using one vanishing point at a time.
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Step 12Erase all extra lines.
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Step 13Using watercolor pencils, darken lines
on the house and lightly color in your
masterpiece. Add some scenery like sky, trees,
flowers and grass or cactus and rocks.
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Step 14 FINAL STEPDip watercolor brush in
water, then lightly wash over individual areas.
Watercolor pencils will soften and blend. Make
sure to rinse the brush between colors to avoid a
brown muddy mess. Sign your artwork then glue to
mounting paper. Congratulations - youre done!