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Frank Lloyd Wright

By: Rachel Neil

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Background Information

Frank Lloyd Wright was born in the United States on June 8th, 1867.

At age 12 (1879), he decided to become an architect

He graduated from Madison High School, and was enrolled at University of Wisconsin in Madison to study civil engineering.

In 1887, he dropped out of college to pursue his passion. The same year, he became an assistant to Louis Sullivan, another famous architect.

His first project was The Hillside Home School, and after that he built houses without Louis’s supervision. He was later fired, so he started his own office.

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Architectural Styles He Was Famous For

Frank Lloyd Wright was known for organic architecture. He based it off of Louis Sullivan’s idea of “form follows function”, but he changed it to “form and function are one”, which is related to the unity in natural things. Materials that are used in organic architecture include wood and copper. Organic architecture is also known for blending in with the building’s natural surroundings, such as hills.

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Significant Events In His Lifetime

  • When he was fired from being Louis Sullivan’s assistant, he decided to start his own business. If he wasn’t fired, it probably would’ve been a while until he built or got credit for any structures.
  • Another important event was when a servant set fire to his home and estate in 1914. Everyone thought that the fire would end his career, but Wright proved them wrong. He rebuilt the estate, and made an “earthquake proof” hotel in Japan. The seven year project survived an earthquake less than a year later, so Frank Lloyd Wright was proved right. This was a huge boost in his career.

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Famous Buildings

Falling Water -

Fallingwater is located in Pennsylvania

The main house construction was started in 1936, and it was finished in 1938. The guest house was started and finished in 1939.

Robie House -

The Robie House is in Chicago, Illinois

It was designed and constructed between 1908 and 1910

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Why Frank Lloyd Wright Is Interesting To Me

Last year, I was able to help build my great grandmothers new house. I decided to look up famous architects and ideas for the house. I came upon Frank Lloyd Wright and his style of architecture, and was really interested.

I have been interested in architecture for a long time, and I came upon a model of Fallingwater. I was really interested while I built it, and read the booklet about the structure, and Frank Lloyd Wight..

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