Frank Lloyd Wright

1. Diapositiva 1

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
LIFE
THE IMPERIAL HOTEL
THE SOLOMON
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
FALLINGWATER
THE PRAIRIE HOUSE
ORGANIC
ARCHITECTURE

2. LIFE

Frank Lloyd Wright was born in
the USA in 1869.
He worked in the Addler and
Sullivan’s office in Chicaco.
Frank Lloyd Wright died on 9
April 1959.
In his long career he left a
thousand designs.
He designed also furniture,
stuff, lamps and clothing;
Wright was a writer, educator
and philosopher.

3. THE IMPERIAL HOTEL

The Imperial
Hotel was set in a
wood of a hill and
it was in the
heart of Tokyo.
The structure of
this building was
studied to resist
to fire and
earthquake.

4. THE SOLOMON GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM

The Solomon Guggenheim museum was the
poetical aspect of Wright.
The space is free and grows upwards with
a spiral form.
The diameters of spires of the six floors
consent the passage of light.

5. Diapositiva 5

THE PRAIRIE HOUSE
1. Interior must be a whole space;
2. Harmony between the house and
exterior surroundings;
3. All doors and windows must be
dimensioned to human scale;
4. The ornamentation must not appear
imposed over on the structure;
5. Integration between the structure
and the interior system;
6. The furniture must be integrated with
the architecture.

6. Diapositiva 6

Wright mixed natural materials with modern
technology.
This house was built with a series of slabs to
jump.
On the main floor there is a fire-place that
is the core of the composition.
The fall is at the base, springing out of a a
stone and concrete support.

7. ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE

Organic architecture exalts the relationship between nature and man, the
creation of a new system between built and natural surrounding. This style
was independent from every classicism.

8. Diapositiva 8

DANIELE
AMMIRATA
IS. Vittorini
Sez.
CASTELLAMONTE
Classe 5 A
Sperimentale
Sources:
www.franklloydwright.org
www.organicarchitecture.org