VART 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Frank Lloyd Wright, Organic Architecture, Starchitect
27 Sep 2018
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Believed in designing structures that went alone with humanity. Many different building types were created by him. Over 500 of his designs were actually build. Architectural style developed in the last 19th century. The building had to go along with the natures landscape. The buildings appeal to the prairie landscape. Shared an embraced hand crafting and craftsmanship. East was his studio and home in wisconsin. During the winter, they moved to the west in arizona. The most famous residential building in the us. Built as a private residence in pittsburgh. Place the occupancy close to the natural surroundings (cid:862)li(cid:448)e (cid:449)ith the (cid:449)aterfall(cid:863) constructed over a 30-foot waterfall. Guggenheim museum spiral structure interior looks like the inside of the seashell. Wright spent many years on this project. Wright died 6 months before the museum was open. Very critical of city life he developed a utopian like society/city. Going back to nature and connecting people back with the land.
