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Frank Lloyd Wright

(1867-1959)
Most Influential Architect
of the 20
th
Century
by Danielle Catapang
Frank Lloyd Wright
American Architect
Worked under Louis Sullivan
Influenced by Arts and Crafts Movement
and traditional Japanese art
Introduced organic as a philosophy in
architecture
Known for Prairie Houses
Prairie House
Low, horizontal lines
Broad open spaces
Expanded windows
Central chimney
Low-pitch hipped roof
Wood, concrete, stucco, brick

Winslow House
Winslow House
Winslow House
Robie House
Robie House
Robie House
Frank Lloyd Wright
A good building is
not one that hurts
the landscape, but
one which makes
the landscape more
beautiful than it was
before the building
was built.
-Frank Lloyd Wright
References
http://divergentmba.wordpress.com/2012/04
/23/designing-life-frank-lloyd-wright-
architect/
http://architecture.about.com/od/greatarchit
ects/p/wright.htm
http://www.wrightontheweb.net/flw2.htm
http://history1900s.about.com/od/people/a/F
rank-Lloyd-Wright.htm
http://www.wrightontheweb.net/flw8-2.htm

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