LLOYD

FRANK

WRIGHTBY: ALEX MINOR

Frank Lloyd WrightJune 8, 1867 -April 9,

1959 • Born in Richland Center, Wisconsin. • Parents: William Cary Wright and Anna Lloyd Jones.• Family moved to Madison, Wisconsin when he was 12. • In 1885 he left Madison without finishing high school to work for Alan Conover (the Dean of the University of Wisconsin’s Engineering department). • In 1887, Wright moved to Chicago to pursue his dream of becoming an architect.• Wright married Catherine Tobin, moved to Oak Park, Illinois, where they raised five children.

Theory

Used horizontal planes

No basements or attics

Deep overhangs

Built with natural materials

Used large stone fireplaces

Never painted

Repetitive lines and shapes

Falling Water Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania

-Natural colors-Long overhangs

- Artificial and natural rock walls

-Repetitive horizontal lines

Repetitive Lines and Shapes

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Long Overhangs

Merging Into Environment

Unity Temple

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Frank Lloyd Wright