FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

Architecture & Art

Frank Lloyd Wright

▪ American Architect, 1867 – 1959

▪ Experimented with forms and materials

▪ Recognized as one of the greatest

architects of the twentieth century

▪ Believed beautifully designed buildings

make a difference in our lives

▪ Developed the Prairie style of

architecture

▪ Interest in Japanese art and culture are

reflected in his work

▪ Designed some of the most recognizable

residences and public buildings

Childhood

▪ Born in a small town in Wisconsin

in 1867

▪ Given a set of Froebel blocks, an

educational toy for

Kindergarteners, which he

credited for influencing his work

In 1887

▪ He moves to Chicago to work as a

draftsman and architect

▪ Designs his first building – Hillside

Home School

Frank Lloyd Wright Residence (1889-1908)

THE OAK PARK YEARS▪ In 1889, marries Catherine Lee Tobin

▪ Develops the Prairie Style of Architecture

▪ Runs a thriving Architectural practice for 20 years

Prairie Style Architecture

▪ Low-pitched roofs

▪ Extended lines

▪ Blend with landscape

▪ Horizontal streamlining

Taliesin 1 and 2

▪ Located in Spring Green,

Wisconsin

▪ Taliesin was Wright’s primary

residence for 48 years from

1911 to 1959

▪ It was his laboratory for

architectural designs and

innovation, and continues to

serve the Taliesin community

▪ In 1914, his wife Mamah

Cheney and 2 of her children

are murdered and Taliesin

burns

▪ Taliesin 2 built on ashes of

Taliesin 1 as tribute to his late

wife

Taliesin West

▪ FLW built and designed Taliesin

West in Scottsdale, Arizona

▪ He, his family, and groups of

apprentices would spend most of

the year here

▪ He designed Fallingwater here,

one of his best known high-end

residences

▪ He wanted to design beautiful

homes for middle class people

using common materials and

designs to achieve a pleasing

aesthetic

Fallingwater – National Historic Landmark

Fallingwater is a house built between 1936 and 1939 over a waterfall

in southwest Pennsylvania. Frank Lloyd Wright, designed the house for

his clients, the Kaufmann family. It instantly became famous, and today

it is a National Historic Landmark

▪ NYC building was commission to FLW in 1943 and it was completed in 1959

▪ Marks change in style for FLW

▪ Smooth, geometric shapes and circular design

▪ Upward spiral leads viewers through the museums gallery

The Guggenheim

Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium

▪ Last public commission of FLW

▪ Built from 1962-1964

▪ Named for president of ASU who

commission it to his close friend FLW

▪ Auditorium for performances from

orchestra to Opera to Broadway shows

▪ In 1985, placed on National Register of

Historic Places

No other architect or designer of the modern era transformed the use

of leaded glass in architecture as Frank Lloyd Wright

Stained Glass Art

Wright used clear glass with touches of color, the glass designs

are all geometric abstractions unique to each building for which

they were created

Stained Glass Art

▪ The sources of FLW glass design range from Wright’s childhood

objects to Japanese influences

▪ Wright called them “light screens”

Stained Glass Art

Our Art Project Today

Faux Stained Glass Project – Set up

Materials:

▪ Contact paper

▪ Black construction paper strips

▪ Tissue paper

▪ Scissors

First Steps:

1. Carefully take out backing of contact

paper

2. Place contact paper on your desk sticky

face up

3. Set up the “frame” for our stained glass

using the thick black strips

4. Cut excess of construction paper strips

from the shorter side

Faux Stained Glass Project - Design

▪ First part of your design (optional)

▪ Do take time to think of your design

▪ You can cut the black strips any size you

like… place them any way you like

▪ Black strips can be rearrange easily

▪ When done you are ready to add

COLOR to your project

▪ Raise your hand when ready to pick your

color tissue paper

▪ You can cut in any shape your like

▪ Please keep in mind that tissue paper is

very fragile, once your place on contact

paper you will not be able to take out

easily

Faux Stain Glass

Samples for Inspiration