ARCH 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Frank Lloyd Wright, Japanese Carpentry, Japanese Architecture
22 Apr 2019
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Early references: froebel blocks, system of intersecting and overlapping planes. Japanese architecture: tokonoma and the art of the focal point, louis sullivan, form follows function , principle of organic growth, tripartite scheme, sullivan"s nature abstraction was reinterpreted by wright. Adler & sullivan: auditorium building: chicago, il 1886-1890, 16th floor for architects, 1888, frank lloyd wright landed a job in adler & sullivan"s office, gained a 5 year contract as draftsman. Building boom: two american forms of urban development that was demonstrated in the building boom that followed the great chicago fire of 1871 , high rise downtown, low rise garden suburb. Transportation: steam-powered cable car, into chicago in 1882, electric street car, 1890s, resulting in suburban growth, this led to the opening up of oak park suburb, the proving ground for the early houses of frank lloyd wright. Frank lloyd wright house and studio: experimenting with design concepts that contain the seeds of his, oak park, chicago, il 1889.
