Reading Response 12: Frank Lloyd Wright
During Frank Lloyd Wright's career from 1867-1959 he designed over four hundred houses and over a dozen commercial buildings ( Ching, p. 694). I have choose a few of my favorites we are reading about in IARC 221:
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| Robie House, Chicago, Illinois |
ROBIE HOUSE
- Linear- roof extends dramatically out
- Fire Place creates a strong center
- Used contrasting color with the white trim
- Personally designed all interior furniture
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| Taliesin West, Spring Garden Wisconsin |
TALIESIN EAST
- "Natural House" ; It seems to be a part of the hill
- Different Levels of scale
- Horizontal
- Made of natural material
- designed landscape
FALLING WATER
- Harmoniously built into the land
- Linear: Horizontal Dominance with cylindrical under tones
- Designed most of interior furniture
- Natural color scheme
I personally got to visit Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water on a recent field trip. I found the structure to be truly inspirational. I especially appreciated Wright's affinity for detail. I found every edges to me both meaningful and seamless in design.. One of my favorite aspects of the design was the use of two large existing boulder Wright used as a natural cantilever to balance the weight of the first floor. Through examination of Wright's work I have discover that design truly is limitless!
Resources:
- http://gowright.org/MoodleWright/file.php/1/Robie_House_Tour/robieHousepic1.jpg
- Ching, A Global History of Architecture
Nice interpretation
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