Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright

Organic Architecture - Fallingwater, Bear Run, PA

Fallingwater

Fallingwater is a private resident Wright designed for Edgar Kaufmann, Sr. in Bear Run, PA, that actually has a stream and waterfall running underneath it. It is a series of cantilevered balconies and terraces. Limestone is used for the verticals and concrete is used for the horizontals. There were many arguments between Wright and Kaufmann's engineers saying that the design was not sound, but Wright overruled them all.

Another home that falls in this category is Taliesin West, Wright's winter home in Scottsdale, AZ. The home of The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and archives, it continues today as the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture.

Prairie Style - Robie House, Chicago, Illinois

Robie House

Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Houses were designed to complement the land in places like Chicago. These homes had extended low buildings with shallow, low roofs, clean sky lines, suppressed chimneys, overhangs and terraces, and all these features used unfurnished materials. It is the first to incorporate the "open plan." Windows were long and low to allow a connection between interior and nature, or outside. This comes from Japanese architecture, which had a big influence on Wright.

The Frederick Robie House had soaring cantilevered roof lines that is supported by 110-foot long (34 ft) channel of steel, which is most dramatic. The living and dining areas are virtually one uninterrupted space.

Usonian Home - Hanna Honeycomb House,

Hanna Honeycomb House

These homes were designed for the middle-class family and usually had small kitchens that Wright called "workplaces" and adjoined the dining area. It flowed into the living areas and often had built-in seating and tables. Like the Prairie House, these Usonian houses focused on the fireplace. Wright designed the sleeping areas rather small to encourage family living in the living areas. 


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