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Frank Lloyd Wright
Designing Fallingwater and the Guggenheim Museum through an architecture shaped by its surroundings.
Robie House · Fallingwater
- Born
- 8 June 1867
- Birthplace
- Richland Center, Wisconsin, United States
- Died
- 9 April 1959
More people
Frank Lloyd Wright
An American architect whose long career ranged from Prairie houses to museums. He sought connections between buildings, their interiors and the landscapes around them.
Early life
Wisconsin roots
Grew up in Wisconsin and briefly studied engineering at its university.
Chicago apprenticeship
Worked in Chicago, including in the office of Adler and Sullivan.
Career
- 1893
Own practice
Established an independent architectural practice.
- 1900s
Prairie houses
Developed low, horizontal houses with connected interior spaces.
- 1932
Taliesin Fellowship
Established an architectural apprenticeship community.
- 1930s–1950s
Late major works
Designed Fallingwater, Usonian houses and the Guggenheim.
Buildings & projects
Robie House
A leading example of Prairie-style domestic architecture.
Fallingwater
Designed a house projecting above a waterfall in Pennsylvania.
Guggenheim Museum
A spiral ramp organises the New York museum’s galleries.
Beyond architecture
Interiors
Designed furniture, lighting and decorative elements as parts of complete buildings.
Taliesin
His Wisconsin home and Arizona winter complex also served as teaching environments.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: Al Ravenna. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
