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The next and FINAL Project

Our final project in Design is to create a two page book spread, so basically 4 pages from the two sets of pages, of a designer of our choice. We need to include text and pictures as well. I chose Frank Lloyd Wright, and architect, who also designed the interiors of his homes. For our first couple projects we had to do a presentation on our designer then write a 400 word essay on him. Since it's so short, here it is for all of you to read!

Frank Lloyd Wright Biography

            Frank Lloyd Wright, born Frank Lincoln Wright, was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin, on June 8, 1867. He changed his middle name to Lloyd for his mother’s family after his parents divorced and his father abandoned the family. He left high school in 1885 without graduating to study civil engineering at the University of Wisconsin.  Wright studied two semesters before moving to Chicago in 1887.

            His first job was with the architectural firm, Joseph Lyman Silsbee, where he designed his first building, the Unity Chapel. A year later, he started working for Alder and Sullivan, under the wing of Louis Sullivan. Sullivan believed American architecture should be based on American function, not European traditions, a theory Wright later developed further in his individual work. In 1893, Wright, without Sullivan’s knowledge, started to design nine houses to pay for his debts from his extravagant lifestyle. When Sullivan recognized Wright’s style in the houses, Wright had to leave Adler and Sullivan after five years since his contract prohibited outside work.  

            Wright’s houses had a unique style, mimicking horizontal planes.  They were built with natural materials and never painted. He utilized low-pitched rooflines with deep overhangs and uninterrupted walls of windows to merge the homes into their environments. His simple style was the inspiration for the Prairie School, a group of Midwestern architects whose style was marked by horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs with broad over-hanging eaves, and windows grouped in horizontal bands, integrating with the landscape.

            In 1911, Wright moved to Spring Green, Wisconsin, where Wright’s mother gave him a portion of his ancestors’ land. Here he constructed his home and design studio, Taliesin. Tragically, in 1914, an insane servant murdered Wright’s mistress and six others, then set fire to Taliesin. People thought that this tragedy would be the end to Wright’s career, but Wright instead rebuilt Taliesin.

            Over the next 20 years Wright’s work spread throughout the United States, Europe and Japan. Because Wright disliked urban environment, his buildings developed a style different from other architects of the time. He utilized natural materials, skylights and walls of windows to embrace the natural environment, a style he called “organic architecture.” In 1932, Wright opened up Taliesin to young students where they could pay to learn from him. It was through this Taliesin fellowship he created masterpieces such as Fallingwater in Mill Run, Pennsylvania. 

                                                Work Cited

Wikipedia, . "Frank Lloyd Wright." Wikipedia. Free Encyclopedia, 15/04/2012. Web. 16 Apr 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright>.

Carter, Amanda. "biography." Frank Lloyd Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, n.d. Web. 16 Apr 2012. <http://www.cmgww.com/historic/flw/index.html>.