Frank Lloyd Wright

     Due to the destruction from World War I in 1918, architects took the opportunity to redesign the world and look at things from a different perspective. With advances in technology around the corner, the modern world was closer than ever before. Automobiles, trains, skyscrapers, the birth of the camera, moving pictures... Machines had become the future and the source of inspiration for all. Rejecting past and historical design styles, the industrial style was embraced and revolutionized.

 

     During this time, there were four major pioneers: Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, and Ludwig Mies van de Rohe. They were thought of as the "originators" of the modern movement. 

     Frank Lloyd Wright was the first major modern architect. He designed over 1,000 structures and compelted 532 works during his career. He created "architecture of democracy" and took into consideration the unity, planning, nature, site, and materials from the very beginning. Wright also considered organic architecture which refers to the effect on man and the environment. 

        Although Wright had also created commercial spaces, he was prominently known for creating residential homes and within these homes, Wright had  also designed the stained glass features in his spaces. It's said that his color palette was drawn form indigenous plants of the Midwest.

PAST/CURRENT APPLICATIONS:

  Here are some images of Wright's sketches or plans with the corresponding current/recent image of the interior or building

Robie House:

The Winslow House, 1893:

Johnson Wax Building, 1939:

EXTRA CREDIT:

 A video of Frank Lloyd Wright talking about how architects and engineers can tell you a lot about something but they don't actually understand it. I thought it was interesting, and slightly humorous. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK420aQmI3I