Famous

Architects &
Designers
Frank Lloyd Wright
Le Corbusier
Presented To- Presented by-
Ar. Sweeti Sharma Bhumika Sharma
MIDN1AD21003
School Of Art & Design
 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
American Architect

“ The mother art is

architecture. Without
an architecture of our
own, we have no soul of “
our civilization

F.L. Wright was a modern architect who

developed an organic and distinctly American
JUNE 8, 1867- APRIL 9, 1959 style. Born in Richland, wisconsin 2
 Philosopy
o Organic Architecture
o Simple Geometric
shapes
o Natural materials
o Strong horizontal lines Falling water house, Mill run, Pennysylvania (britannica.com)

and hidden entries

o Connection to site/
landscape

F.L. wright home and studio, Oak Park, Illinois (Flwright.org)

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 Accomplishments
o Career lasted for almost 70 years
o Developed theory “ Form and Function”
o Two of his most famous projects during hi last years
are- The Guggenhiem Museum and The Marin
County Civic Centre
o Designed 1141 homes and buildings, 532 were
completed by his death
o Had a global impact on modern architecture

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 Early Life and Career
▪ Admitted to the university of Wisconsin madison in 1886
▪ Joined phe delta theta fraternity took part time classes for
2 sem
▪ Worked with Allan D. Conover
▪ Worked as a draftsman with the architectural firm of
Joseph Lyman Silsbee
▪ After that worked in an architectural firm of Dankmar
Adler and Louis Sullivan
▪ Worked under Sullivan until 1893
▪ He opened his own architectural practice

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 Some famous works

Falling water Unity Temple( Oak Park, Illinois) Soloman R. Guggenheim Museum
(Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr residence)

Frederick C Robie House Price Tower Prairie House

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 Falling Water
▪ He used only four materials to built falling water
Sandstone, Reinforced Conctrete, Steel, and Glass
▪ Horizontal Elements
▪ Vertical Elements
▪ Interiors are vibrant because of Triadic colours for furniture
and monochromatic brown colour for wall, celing, and floor
▪ Lot of clear glass to allow the outside

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Falling Water

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 Falling Water

Material, Colour, Texture

View Structural Elements

Exterior and Interior

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 Furniture
Larkin Building Desk Robie Tabouret
Chair
Launched- 1909
Launched- 1904 Width – 14.125”
Width – 24.75” Depth- 14.125”
Depth- 20.5” Height- 16.25”
Height- 37”

The Ingalls Bed

Boynton hall table
Launched- 1909
Launched- 1908 Queen- 66” X 94” X 52”
Width – 53” King- 82” X 94” X 52”
Depth- 20” Cal. King- 78” X 98” 52”
Height- 29”

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 Furniture
Robie High Back Chair The Francis Little
Desk
Launched- 1909
Width – 40 cm Launched- 1912
Depth- 40.5 cm Width – 80”
Height- 133 cm Depth- 40”
Height- 30”

Talisien Floor Lamp

Launched- 1915
Width – 16”
Depth- 16”
Height- 80”
Midway 1,2,3
Launched- 1913

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 Awards
▪ AIA Gold Medal (1949)

▪ Twenty Five Year Award

▪ Royal Gold Medal (1941)

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 Le Corbusier
Swiss French Architect

“ Space and light and

order, these are the
things that man need
just as much as they
need bread or place to
“
sleep

Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-French architect,

designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of
October 6, 1887- August 27, 1965 the pioneers. Born in switzwerland and became
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French citizen in 1930
 Philosopy
o The Pilotis – a grid of columns to replace
load-bearing walls, allowing architects to
make more use of floorspace.
o Free floor plans – flexible living spaces that
could adapt to changing lifestyles, thanks to
the absence of load-bearing walls.
o Roof gardens – a flat roof covered in
vegetation, which keeps moisture consistent
and regulates temperature. Villa savoye, France (bloomberg.com)

o Horizontal windows – cut through non load-

bearing walls, these strips provide even light
and panoramic views.
o Free facades – open and closed sections that
allow the facade to actively connect or
separate interior and exterior design
elements.
Notre Dame du Haut, France (architecturaldigest.com)

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 Accomplishments
o He was the pioneer of modernism in architecture
and laid foundation to what is known as bhauhas
movement or international style
o Known for innovation in urban planning
o Known for low income housing solutions.
o Had projects in Russia, India, Europe and Usa too.
o Formed five points of architecture.

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 Early Life and Career
o 1907- worked under Auguste Perette at Paris
o 1908- studied architecture in Vienna
o During world war he came up with Domino House
o 1918-1922 developed purist painting with ozenfants.
o Made a series of villas
o Deleved into city planning and designed chandigarh

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 Some famous works

Villa savoye, France Notre Dame Du Haut, France Centre Le Corbusier, Switzerland

High court of Punjab & Haryana,

Chandigarh Chandigarh Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh

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 Palace of Assembly
▪ Assembly was conceived as a rectilinear structure.
▪ Square in plan with a monumental portico facing the main
plaza
▪ On the lateral facades both the portico and the office block
would be defined by solid end walls
▪ The large chamber is in hyperbolic form of the cooling
tower with an average thickness of 15 cms

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Palace Of Assembly

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Palace Of Assembly

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 Furniture
LC1 Basculant Chair LC16 Study Table

Year of design 1928 Year of design 1957

Production year 1965

LC4 Lounghe Chair LC14 Tabouret

Year of design- 1928 Year of Design- 1952
Production Year- 1959

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 Awards
▪ AIA Gold Medal (1961)

▪ Legion of Honour

▪ Royal Gold Medal (1953)

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 References
▪ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frank-Lloyd-Wright
▪ https://www.traditionalbuilding.com/projects/wrights-unity-temple-restored
▪ https://www.inexhibit.com/mymuseum/solomon-guggenheim-museum-new-york/
▪ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Frederick_C._Robie_House.JP
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▪ https://franklloydwright.org/site/price-tower/
▪ https://www.archilovers.com/projects/212933/prairie-house.html
▪ https://www.slideshare.net/KIRTHIGA1197/frank-lloyd-wright-48530993
▪ https://www.slideshare.net/joebertucci/frank-lloyd-wright-presentation
▪ https://www.slideshare.net/vikashsaini78/frank-lloyd-wright-30120153
▪ https://www.slideshare.net/MichaelJourgensen/frank-lloyd-wright-presentation-
47224798
▪ https://www.slideshare.net/alanajatwareya/frank-lloyd-wright-17386363
▪ https://www.carters.com.au/index.cfm/item/1315432-frank-lloyd-wright-for-copeland-
francis-little-executive-desk-in/
▪ https://www.vntg.com/133429/set-of-6-model-midway-1-chairs-by-frank-lloyd-wright-
1980s/

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 References
▪ https://www.archinomy.com/case-studies/falling-waters-by-frank-lloyd-wright/
▪ https://www.architonic.com/en/antique/wright-chair-larkin-administration/4100636
▪ https://www.deplain.com/en/cassina-boynton-hall-table.html
▪ https://www.carters.com.au/index.cfm/item/895256-frank-lloyd-wright-american-
1867-1959-tabouret-model-no-hc501-de/
▪ https://in.pinterest.com/pin/511862313878233670/
▪ https://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/frank-lloyd-wright-robie-3d-model/550713
▪ https://www.pamono.eu/midway-1-chair-by-frank-lloyd-wright-for-cassina-1980s
▪ https://www.slideshare.net/haizalnagpal/le-corbusier-57143336
▪ https://www.slideshare.net/onalkothari/architect-le-corbusier-and-his-works
▪ https://www.slideshare.net/fdjaipur/philosophies-of-le-corbusier
▪ https://www.slideshare.net/4kks/le-corbusier-principles
▪ https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/le-corbusier-best-buildings-slideshow
▪ https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/le-corbusier-2118.php
▪ www.Wikipedia.com
▪ www.pinterest.com

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