frank lloyd wright the master architect
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Frank Lloyd Wright The Master Architect. By: Scott Myers. Frank Lloyd Wright. Biography Famous Architecture Contributions Quotes Multiple Choice Key Terms. Biography. Richland Center, Wi . - June 8, 1867 Anna Lloyd Jones William Cray April 9, 1959 - Phoenix, Arizona Louis Sullivan - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Frank Lloyd Wright The Master Architect
By: Scott Myers
Frank Lloyd WrightBiography
Famous ArchitectureContributions
QuotesMultiple Choice
Key Terms
BiographyRichland Center, Wi. - June 8, 1867
Anna Lloyd JonesWilliam CrayApril 9, 1959 - Phoenix, ArizonaLouis SullivanAmerica’s greatest architect
Biography – Early LifeFroebel GiftsDivorceMovedDidn’t graduate high-schoolUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonMoved to ChicagoImperial Hotel
Biography – Later Life4 marriages
Personal life collapsing
Publicity
Taliesin
TIME magazine
Facts Designed 1,141 houses. 532 built. 409 remain
Designed furniture, fabrics, art glass, lamps, dinnerware, silver, linens and graphic arts
Autobiography
Falling WaterOften regarded as his best architectural work American Institute of Architects named the
house the "best all-time work of American architecture”
Currently museum – more than 150,000 visitors per year
His House and StudioLocated in Oak Park, Illinois.
TaliesinLocated in Spring Green, Wisconsin
Taliesin WestLocated in Scottsdale, Arizona
Price TowerLocated in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
ContributionsPolitical – NoneDiplomacy – NoneEconomic – MinimalSocial – MinimalTechnological – NoneCultural – New types of architecture
Organic ArchitectureCoined by Frank Lloyd WrightGrow from environmentSuited American lifeStill used
Prairie StyleLow-pitched roofOverhanging eavesHorizontal linesCentral chimneyOpen floor planClerestory windows
Quotes "The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only
advise his clients to plant vines."New York Times Magazine (4 Oct. 1953).
"Clear out 800,000 people and preserve it as a museum piece."On Boston; in NY Times, 27 Nov 55
"TV is chewing gum for the eyes."In Quote Disk 1,2,3, by DBUG, 1991.
"The truth is more important than the facts."In The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection, AApex Software, 1994.
"Get the habit of analysis- analysis will in time enable synthesis to become your habit of mind."In Barnes & Noble Book of Quotations, by Robert I. Fitzhenry, 1987.
Multiple ChoiceAt what age did Frank Lloyd Wright run away from home?A.) 16 B.) 18 C.) 20 D.) 22 E.
N/A
What did Frank Lloyd Wright consider to be one of his biggest influences?
A.) His parents B.) His teachers C.) Froebel GiftsD.) William C. Gannett E.) Books
Frank Lloyd Wright was featured on the cover of what famous magazine?
A.) TIME B.) The New Yorker C.) Design & Architecture D.) Esquire E.) Smithsonian
Multiple ChoiceWhere was the first place Frank Lloyd Wright
moved after running away?A.) New York B.) California C.) Arizona
D.) Wisconsin E.) Chicago
Frank Lloyd Wright is most famous for what type of architecture?
A.) Prairie B.) Organic C.)Industrial D.) Gothic E.) Victorian
Key TermsFroebel Gifts – A set of education materials
developed by Friedrich Fröbel.
Clerestory - A high wall with a band of narrow windows along the very top.
Falling Water – Wright’s most famous building. Remains in south-western pennsylvania.