Life Philosophy and Works of Architect Frank Lloyd Wright

1. PHILOSOPHY & WORKS OF OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
A brief study on
By Chandan Waratkar

2. American architect, interior designer, writer, educator.
Attended Madison high school, no evidence of graduation, took design classes part
time for two semesters & worked with civil engineer Allan D. Conover.
He then joined his mentor Luis H. Sullivan in Chicago.
He was granted an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the university of Wisconsin
in 1955.
Designed more than 1000 structures of which 532 he completed during his career
which spanned 70 years.

3. He began working for his mentor Luis Sullivan in 1889 until 1893.
Sullivan hired him and mentored to adhere his famous motto
FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION.
Wright had worked adopting many styles and going through different time periods
And finally came to a concluding theoretical statement
UNITY OF FORM AND FUNCTION.
He showed his countrymen new ways to build their homes to see the world around
them.
Wainwright Building ,L. Sullivan,1891 Home & studio in Oak Park,FLW,1903

4. • Wright introduced a new style of designing the structures he termed it as
ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE. Once he explained it as a marriage of a site and a
structure.
• It was a integration of surrounding
environment and a built structure.
• Wanted to connect an individual to the
nature and natural elements.
• Use of materials like bricks, wood, stone,
and textured concrete.
• Regular geometrical shapes.
• Extensive use of horizontal planes.
• Different design principles fused together.
Fallingwater,FLW,1936
Robbie house ,FLW,1909

5. • A style of architectural design influenced
by
ARTS & CRAFTS MOVEMENT in England.
• FLW, Walter Griffin, Dwitt Perkins were
among few of the leading architects.
• Broad, gently sloping roofs with low
chimneys balconies and terraces
extending in several directions.
• Emphasis on natural materials, woods and
stone.
• Compositions of Horizontal lines and
planes.
• Windows grouped in horizontal bands
integration with the landscape
• Visibility of the material used.
Ward Willits House,FLW,1901
Darwin Martin House,FLW,1903
Unity Temple,FLW,1905

6. • OAK PARK RESIDENCE AND STUDIO
• FALLINGWATER
• UNITY TEMPLE
• ROOBBIE HOUSE
• GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
Home & studio in Oak Park
Unity Temple
Robbie houseFallingwater Guggenheim Museum

7. • THE BOLD GABLE ROOF & WOOD SHINGLE.
• FLAT LOW ROOFS & LONG CLERESTORY
WINDOWS.
• OCTAGONAL GEOMETRY LIKE BAPTISTERIES
FOR SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE.
• CONCEALED ENTRANCE FOR MORE PRIVACY.

8. • EXAMPLE OF ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE.
• HORIZONTAL LINES BALANCING THE
VERTICALITY OF THE WATERFALL.
• WRIGHT HAS MADE WATERFALL A
INTEGRAL PART OF THE HOUSE ONE CAN
ACTUALLY HEAR WATER FLOWING.
• THE MATERIAL LIKE STONE IS BROUGHT
FROM LOCAL AREA TO THE SITE.
• CURTAIN WINDOWS ALLOWS
SORROUNDING ENVIRONMENT INSIDE
THE HOUSE.
• WRIGHT DESIGNED FURNITURE IS ALSO
HARMONIUS TO THE WHOLE HOUSE
DESIGN .

9. • COMPOSITION OF CUBOIDS OF
DIFFERENT SIZES
• SYMMITRICAL PLAN AS WELL AS
FACILITATION.
• SMALLER ACCESS MAKES THE
SORROUNDING SPACE BIGGER
• VERTICAL LINES ON THE WALLS
BALANCING THE CLESRESTORY
WINDOWS ALSO CREATE HORIZONTAL
MOVEMENT.
• LIGHTS HANGING FROM CEILING
CONNECT CEILING TO THE SPACE
BELOW AVOIDING THE EFFECT OF
SHALLOW SPACE

10. • PRAIRIE SCHOOL ARCHITECTURE.
• PROJECTING CANTELEVERED ROOF EVES
• CONTINUOUS BANDS OF ART GLASS
WINDOWS
• THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE WYTHE
CONSTRUCTION OF A CHICAGO
COMMON BRICK CORE WITH RED
ORANGE IRON SPOTTED ROMAN BRICK
VENEER.
• TO EMPHASIZE THE HORIZINTAL BRICKS
VERTICAL JOINTS ARE FILLED WITH BRICK
COLOURED MORTER.
• HEMISPHERICAL LIGHTS WITH SQUARE
FIXTURES DEPICTING PRARIE STYLE
• CEILING DESIGN IDENTICAL TO THE SIZE
OF WINDOWS
GROUND FLOOR PLAN

11. • AGAIN THE REGULAR GEOMETRY
• CONTEMPARARY STYLE ARCHITECTURE
• IT MIMICS THE SHAPE OF ZIGGURATS
FOUND IN ANCIEN MESOPOTEMIAN
ARCHITECTURE
• THE SHAPE OF RAMP PORTION IS
INVERTED CONE CUT HORIZONTALLY
• THE UNITY OF FORM AND FUNCTION
ACHIEVED THROUGH THE CIRCULATION
IN THE GALLARY.
ZIGGURAT

12. • Research paper on the works of flw by Ar. Danish Qadri
• The natural house by frank Lloyd wright
• https://www.frontdesk.co.in/forum/flw
• http://www.pbs.org/flw/buildings
• http://wrightonthepark.org/about-us/aboutfranklloydwright/#
• htttp://www.oprf.com/flw/works/
• htttp://www.architectgallary.com/arch_images/flw/