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"I think Ms Monroe's architecture is extremely good
architecture."
- Frank Lloyd Wright
 Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright: “I have been accused of
saying I was the greatest architect of the
world. And if I have said so, I don’t think it
would be very arrogant.” Works

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American
architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more
than 1,000 projects, which resulted in more than 500 completed
works. Wright promoted organic architecture (example:
Fallingwater), was a leader of the Prairie School movement of
architecture (the Robie House and the Westcott House), and
developed the concept of the Usonian home (exemplified by the
Rosenbaum House). His work includes original and innovative
examples of many different building types, including offices,
churches, schools, hotels, and museums. Wright also often designed
many of the interior elements of his buildings, such as the furniture
and stained glass.
Wright authored 20 books and many articles, and was a popular
lecturer in the United States and in Europe. His colorful personal life
often made headlines, most notably for the 1914 fire and murders at
his Taliesin studio. Already well-known during his lifetime, Wright was
recognized in 1991 by the American Institute of Architects as "the
greatest American architect of all time".
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
(1867-1959)
Plan general Bagdad
“The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of
our own we have no soul of our own civilization.” Frank Lloyd
Wright
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-Home and studio-oak park-illinois 1889

Frank Lloyd Wright

The Oak Park Home and Studio, Oak Park, Illinois, 1889-1909

Wright’s own home and studio became an architectural

laboratory during the twenty years that he lived and worked
there. Built in the same neighborhood as several of his other
houses, it was a showroom of his ideas.
-home and studio-
oak park-illinois
1889
Frank Lloyd Wright
"Romeo and Juliet" windmill,
Spring Green, 1896
a. charnley house ,chicago illinois 1891-1892
Frank Lloyd Wright
William h. winslow house ,river forest illinois 1893
Frank Lloyd Wright
William h. winslow house ,river forest illinois 1893
Frank Lloyd Wright
William h. winslow house ,river forest illinois 1893
Frank Lloyd Wright
William h. winslow house ,river forest illinois 1893
Frank Lloyd Wright
William h. winslow house ,river forest illinois 1893
Frank Lloyd Wright
William h. winslow house ,river forest illinois 1893
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Robert g. emmond house,la grange illinois 1892
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Thomas h. gale house, oak park illinois 1892
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Robert p. parker house ,oak park illinois 1892
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Walter h. gale house ,oak park illinois 1892
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Walter h. gale house ,oak park illinois 1892
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Francis j. wooley house ,oak park illinois 1893
Frank Lloyd Wright
Francis apartments ,chicago illinois 1895-demolished 1971
Frank Lloyd Wright
Nathan g. moore residence,oak park ilinois 1895-partially destroyd in fire1921
Frank Lloyd Wright
Nathan g. moore residence,oak park ilinois 1895-partially destroyd in fire1921
Frank Lloyd Wright
Nathan g. moore residence,oak park ilinois 1895-partially destroyd in fire1921
Frank Lloyd Wright
harrison p. young house,oak park ilinois 1895-remodel
Frank Lloyd Wright
George w. smith house,oak park ilinois 1895-1898
Frank Lloyd Wright
Isodore h. heller house, chicago ilinois 1896-1897
Frank Lloyd Wright
Charles e. roberts stable house,oak park ilinois 1896 -
Frank Lloyd Wright
remodel
Charles e. roberts stable house,oak park ilinois 1896 -
Frank Lloyd Wright
remodel
George w. furbeck house,oak park ilinois 1897 -1898
Frank Lloyd Wright
Thomas h. gale cottage, whitehall michigan 1897
Frank Lloyd Wright
Thomas h. gale cottage, whitehall michigan 1897
Frank Lloyd Wright
Ward winfield wilits house, highland park illinois1901
Frank Lloyd Wright
Ward winfield wilits house, highland park illinois1901
Frank Lloyd Wright
Ward winfield wilits house, highland park illinois1901
Frank Lloyd Wright
Ward winfield wilits house, highland park illinois1901
Frank Lloyd Wright
f.b. henderson house, elmhurst illinois 1901
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Frank w. thomas house, oak park illinois 1901
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Hillside home scholl iispring green wisconsin 1902
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Arthur h. heurtley house, oak park illinois 1902
Frank Lloyd Wright
Springfield IL - Front Entrance, Dana-Thomas House, Old Aristocracy Hill
 Dana - thomas house, spring field illinois1902-1904
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Dana - thomas house, spring field illinois1902-1904
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Dana - thomas house, spring field illinois1902-1904
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Horse show fountain, oak park illinois1903-1909
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Horse show fountain, oak park illinois1903-1909
Frank Lloyd Wright
Rebuilt 1969
 Robert l. lamp house, madison wisconsin 1903
Frank Lloyd Wright
George f. barton house, buffalo new york1903-1904
Frank Lloyd Wright
George f. barton house, buffalo new york1903-1904
Frank Lloyd Wright
Larkin administration building, buffalo new york11904-demolished 1950
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright, Larkin Building plans, 1904
Frank Lloyd Wright / Larkin Administration Building (demolished) / Buffalo, New York /
1904-06
This is the site where it once was and the lone pillar left behind.
Demolished 1950
 Unity temple, oak park illinois 1904-
Frank Lloyd Wright 1908
 Unity temple, oak park illinois 1904-1908

Frank Lloyd Wright

 Unity temple, oak park illinois 1904-1908
Frank Lloyd Wright
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Frank Lloyd Wright
 Unity temple, oak park illinois 1904-1908
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Unity temple, oak park illinois 1904-1908

Frank Lloyd Wright

Burton j. westcott house, springfield ohio1904-1908
Frank Lloyd Wright
Burton j. westcott house, springfield ohio1904-1908
Frank Lloyd Wright
Darwin d. martin house complex, buffalo new york 1904-5 rebuilt 2007
Frank Lloyd Wright
Darwin d. martin house complex, buffalo new york 1904-5 rebuilt 2007
Frank Lloyd Wright
Darwin d. martin house complex, buffalo new york 1904-5 rebuilt 2007
Frank Lloyd Wright
Darwin d. martin house complex, buffalo new york 1904-5 rebuilt 2007
Frank Lloyd Wright
Darwin d. martin house complex, buffalo new york 1904-5 rebuilt 2007
Frank Lloyd Wright
Darwin d. martin house complex, buffalo new york 1904-5 rebuilt 2007
Frank Lloyd Wright
Darwin d. martin house complex, buffalo new york 1904-5 rebuilt 2007
Frank Lloyd Wright
Darwin d. martin house complex, buffalo new york 1904-5 rebuilt 2007
Frank Lloyd Wright
Darwin d. martin house complex, buffalo new york 1904-5 rebuilt 2007
Frank Lloyd Wright
Darwin d. martin house complex, buffalo new york 1904-5 rebuilt 2007
Frank Lloyd Wright
Darwin d. martin house complex, buffalo new york 1904-5 rebuilt 2007
Frank Lloyd Wright
Darwin d. martin house complex, buffalo new york 1904-5 rebuilt 2007
Frank Lloyd Wright
Darwin d. martin house complex, buffalo new york 1904-5 rebuilt 2007
Frank Lloyd Wright
Darwin d. martin gardener’s cottage, bufallo new york 1905-1909
Frank Lloyd Wright
Darwin d. martin house complex, buffalo new york 1904-5 rebuilt 2007
Frank Lloyd Wright
William E. Martin House (1903)
636 N. East Ave.
Oak Park, IL
Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright
William r. heath house, buffalo new york 1904-5
Frank Lloyd Wright
William r. heath house, buffalo new york 1904-5
Frank Lloyd Wright
Ferdinand f. tomek house, riverside illinois 1904-6
(TheLloyd
Frank ship house)
Wright
Ferdinand f. tomek house, riverside illinois 1904-6
(TheLloyd
Frank ship house)
Wright
Ferdinand f. tomek house, riverside illinois 1904-6
(TheLloyd
Frank ship house)
Wright
Harvey p. sutton house, mCcook nebraska1905
Frank Lloyd Wright
Hiram baldwin house, kenilworth illinois 1905
Frank Lloyd Wright
Hiram baldwin house, kenilworth illinois 1905
Frank Lloyd Wright
Mary m. w. adams house, highland park illinois 1905
Frank Lloyd Wright
William a. glasner house, glencoe illinois 1905
Frank Lloyd Wright
Charles brown house, evanstone illinois 1905
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Frank l. smith bank, dwight illinois 1905
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Frank l. smith bank, dwight illinois 1905
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Frank l. smith bank, dwight illinois 1905
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Frank l. smith bank, dwight illinois 1905
Frank Lloyd Wright
Mrs. Thomas h. gale cottage I,ii & iii, whitehall michigan 1905-1909
Frank Lloyd Wright
Rockery building, chicago illinois 1905-1907 lobby remodeling
Frank Lloyd Wright
Rockery building, chicago illinois 1905-1907 lobby remodeling
Frank Lloyd Wright
Rockery building, chicago illinois 1905-1907 lobby remodeling
Frank Lloyd Wright
William h. pettit mortuary chapel, belvidere illinois 1906-1907
Frank Lloyd Wright
William h. pettit mortuary chapel, belvidere illinois 1906-1907
Frank Lloyd Wright
William h. pettit mortuary chapel, belvidere illinois 1906-1907
Frank Lloyd Wright
Peter a. beachy house, oak park illinois 1906-remodel
Frank Lloyd Wright
Edward r. hills house, oak park illinois 1906-remodel
Frank Lloyd Wright
Edward r. hills house, oak park illinois 1906-remodel
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Mrs . A. w. gridley house, batavia illinois 1906
Frank Lloyd Wright
Avery coonley house, riverside illinois 1907-completed 1912
Frank Lloyd Wright
Photo, walkway and trellis
looking away from
househistorical · Coonley
House · Riverside, Illinois
The Avery and Queene Coonley House,
Riverside, Illinois, 1907

Situated along the Des Plaines River, the

Coonley House is the largest and most
expensive of all Wright’s Prairie houses
Coonley playhouse - FLW - 1912
 Fabyan villa, geneva illinois 1907-remodel
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Fabyan villa, geneva illinois 1907-remodel
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Stockman house, masoncity iowa1908
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Stockman house, masoncity iowa1908
Frank Lloyd Wright
Raymond w. evans house, chicago illinois 1908
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Eugene a. gilmore house, madison wisconsin1908
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Eugene a. gilmore house, madison wisconsin1908
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Eugene a. gilmore house, madison wisconsin1908
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Eugene a. gilmore house, madison wisconsin1908
Frank Lloyd Wright
Edward e. boynton house, rochester new york 1908
Frank Lloyd Wright
Edward e. boynton house, rochester new york 1908
Frank Lloyd Wright
David m. amberg house, grand rapids michigan1910
Frank Lloyd Wright
Mayer may house, grand rapids michigan 1908-1909
Frank Lloyd Wright
Mayer may house, grand rapids michigan 1908-1909
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Walter v. davidson house, bufallo new york 1908
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Walter v. davidson house, bufallo new york 1908
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Walter v. davidson house, bufallo new york 1908
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Isabel roberts house, riverforest illinois 1908
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Isabel roberts house, riverforest illinois 1908
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Isabel roberts house, riverforest illinois 1908
Frank Lloyd Wright
William h. copeland house, oak park illinois 1908-1909 remodel
Frank Lloyd Wright
Mrs. Thomas h. gale house, oak park illinois 1909
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Frank j. baker house, wilmette illinois 1909
Frank Lloyd Wright
Oscar m. steffens house, chicago illinois 1909-demolished
Frank Lloyd Wright
City national bank and park inn hotel, masoncity iowa 1909-1910
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Jesse r. zeigler house, frankfort kentuky 1909
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Jesse r. zeigler house, frankfort kentuky 1909
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Park inn hotel , mason city iowa 1909
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Park inn hotel , mason city iowa 1909
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Park inn hotel , mason city iowa 1909
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Park inn hotel , mason city iowa 1909
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Park inn hotel , mason city iowa 1909
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Park inn hotel , mason city iowa 1909
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Park inn hotel , mason city iowa 1909
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Oscar b. balch house, oak park illinois 1911
Frank Lloyd Wright
Taliesin (studio) i, near spring green wisconsin 1911-summer house of f.l.wright-partially
Frank Lloyd Wright
destroyed by fire in1914
Taliesin (studio) i, near spring green wisconsin 1911-summer house of f.l.wright-partially
destroyed by fire in1914 Frank Lloyd Wright
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Taliesin west
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Harry s. adams house, oak park illinois 1913
Frank Lloyd Wright
 Harry s. adams house, oak park illinois 1913
Frank Lloyd Wright
Built in 1913, the Harry S. Adams house was Wright’s final Oak
Park commission.
Frederic c. robie house, chicago illinois 1908-1910
Frank Lloyd Wright
"Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose
honest arrogance." It should come as no surprise who uttered those words—the architect of
the famed Robie House, Frank Lloyd Wright. The residence, with its tight recessed entry leading
to dramatic light-filled openness, seamless space unencumbered by needless partitions,
continuous bands of windows, its horizontal, low-slung form, and overhanging eaves, is what
the architect called "a cornerstone of American architecture."
Robie House, Chicago
Frederick C. Robie House
The Robie House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his client
Frederick C. Robie, is considered one of the most important buildings
in the history of American architecture.

Designed in Wright's Oak Park studio in 1908 and completed in 1910,

the building inspired an architectural revolution. Its sweeping
horizontal lines, dramatic overhangs, stretches of art glass windows
and open floor plan make it a quintessential Prairie style house.

Although it was designed more than ninety years ago, the building
remains a masterpiece of modern architecture. Tours of the site offer
both a first-hand experience of its amazingly contemporary spaces and
the current restoration work that is returning the house to its original
appearance.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frederic c. robie house, chicago illinois 1908-1910
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frederic c. robie house, chicago illinois 1908-1910
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frederic c. robie house, chicago illinois 1908-1910
Frank Lloyd Wright
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The southern facade of Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, as
seen from the East 58th Street side of the entry plaza to the
Rafael Viñoly designed University of Chicago's Graduate
School of Business.
"Architecture is the triumph of human
imagination over materials, methods and
men, to put man into possession of his
own earth.

Machinery, materials and men—yes—these

are the stuffs by means of which the so-
called American architect will get his
architecture....Only by the strength of his
spirit's grasp upon all three—machinery,
materials and men—will the architect be
able so to build that his work may be
worthy the great name architecture.
Bring out the nature of the materials, let
their nature intimately into your scheme....

Reveal the nature of the wood, plaster,

brick or stone in your designs; they are all
by nature friendly and beautiful.“

— Frank Lloyd Wright. from Bruce Brooks

Pfeiffer and Gerald Nordland, ed. Frank
Lloyd Wright: In the Realm of Ideas. p48.