Frank Lloyd Wright The Master Architect

By: Scott Myers

Frank Lloyd WrightBiography

Famous ArchitectureContributions

QuotesMultiple Choice

Key Terms

BiographyRichland Center, Wi. - June 8, 1867

Anna Lloyd JonesWilliam CrayApril 9, 1959 - Phoenix, ArizonaLouis SullivanAmerica’s greatest architect

Biography – Early LifeFroebel GiftsDivorceMovedDidn’t graduate high-schoolUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonMoved to ChicagoImperial Hotel

Biography – Later Life4 marriages

Personal life collapsing

Publicity

Taliesin

TIME magazine

Facts Designed 1,141 houses. 532 built. 409 remain

Designed furniture, fabrics, art glass, lamps, dinnerware, silver, linens and graphic arts

Autobiography

Falling WaterOften regarded as his best architectural work American Institute of Architects named the

house the "best all-time work of American architecture”

Currently museum – more than 150,000 visitors per year

His House and StudioLocated in Oak Park, Illinois.

TaliesinLocated in Spring Green, Wisconsin 

Taliesin WestLocated in Scottsdale, Arizona 

Price TowerLocated in Bartlesville, Oklahoma

ContributionsPolitical – NoneDiplomacy – NoneEconomic – MinimalSocial – MinimalTechnological – NoneCultural – New types of architecture

Organic ArchitectureCoined by Frank Lloyd WrightGrow from environmentSuited American lifeStill used

Prairie StyleLow-pitched roofOverhanging eavesHorizontal linesCentral chimneyOpen floor planClerestory windows

Quotes "The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only

advise his clients to plant vines."New York Times Magazine (4 Oct. 1953).

"Clear out 800,000 people and preserve it as a museum piece."On Boston; in NY Times, 27 Nov 55

"TV is chewing gum for the eyes."In Quote Disk 1,2,3, by DBUG, 1991.

"The truth is more important than the facts."In The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection, AApex Software, 1994.

"Get the habit of analysis- analysis will in time enable synthesis to become your habit of mind."In Barnes & Noble Book of Quotations, by Robert I. Fitzhenry, 1987.

Multiple ChoiceAt what age did Frank Lloyd Wright run away from home?A.) 16 B.) 18 C.) 20 D.) 22 E.

N/A

What did Frank Lloyd Wright consider to be one of his biggest influences?

A.) His parents B.) His teachers C.) Froebel GiftsD.) William C. Gannett E.) Books

Frank Lloyd Wright was featured on the cover of what famous magazine?

A.) TIME B.) The New Yorker C.) Design & Architecture D.) Esquire E.) Smithsonian

Multiple ChoiceWhere was the first place Frank Lloyd Wright

moved after running away?A.) New York B.) California C.) Arizona

D.) Wisconsin E.) Chicago

Frank Lloyd Wright is most famous for what type of architecture?

A.) Prairie B.) Organic C.)Industrial D.) Gothic E.) Victorian

Key TermsFroebel Gifts – A set of education materials

developed by Friedrich Fröbel.

Clerestory - A high wall with a band of narrow windows along the very top.

Falling Water – Wright’s most famous building. Remains in south-western pennsylvania.