Frank Lloyd Wright

Alexander Cox           

December 9, 2014
Mr. Ward

F Block

            Frank Lloyd Wright was an amazing man who had a large influence on the architect in not only America, but in some parts of the world. He has been considered as the greatest American architect of all time. Some of his most notable works were the Taliesin East and Taliesin West, Falling Water, Rosenbaum, Robie House, Wright House, and the Imperial Hotel. All of Frank Lloyd Wright’s buildings had a horizontal and planar view and actually had more to it than meets the eye, it also seemed to harmonize nature and it would

            Frank Lloyd Wright was born June 8, 1867 and died in April 9, 1959. Wright had been born about 2 years after the American Civil War, so Frank Lloyd Wright was able to witness many of the new inventions being created like the Rocket Ship. While most people disliked the change that America was taking, Wright accepted and loved the social and technological changes. The basis of a lot of his architecture had a historic European style that many seemed to favor in America. When Wright would create his buildings it was not just about the building but about those who lived in the building. Wright had said himself that he wanted his buildings to be “organic”.

            A lot of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture was made with the intention of trying to harmonize with nature and make the building almost be a part of it. Wright had great respect for the more spiritual and omnipresent idea of nature. The physical aspect was also equally important, because it provided the resources that he needed to make his buildings. Wright also believed that the land and all parts of any of his architecture should be unified. Whether it is the furnishings, plants, lines, or colors all of it would be in balance with nature, all of them were geometrically planned carefully. All of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture was masterpieces to look at because there was a certain balance between manmade creations and natural ones.

            Frank Lloyd Wright’s works buildings will always be a part of the world of architecture, whether it may be the physical or spiritual and mental side. He has influenced how architects think when it comes to building and nature, he shown ways that people can make their buildings coexist with nature in a way that does not disrupt each other. 

Sources

                                    http://www.franklloydwright.org/about/fllwbio.html

http://www.jstor.org/stable/view/10.2307/990941?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=Frank&searchText=Lloyd&searchText=Wright&searchText=Architect&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3DFrank%2BLloyd%2BWright%2BArchitect%26amp%3Bacc%3Don%26amp%3Bwc%3Don%26amp%3Bfc%3Doff

http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/4635746?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=Frank&searchText=Lloyd&searchText=Wright&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3DFrank%2BLloyd%2BWright%2B%26amp%3Bacc%3Don%26amp%3Bwc%3Don%26amp%3Bfc%3Doff

http://www.fodors.com/news/photos/top-10-frank-lloyd-wright-buildings#!7-imperial-hotel-tokyo-japan

http://www.biography.com/people/frank-lloyd-wright-9537511

 

This is the Rosenbaum house that is located in Florence, Alabama. 

 

Frank Lloyd Wright working on one of his buildings with another architect.