FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
Published 4:25 am Sunday, September 23, 2018
- HOLLYHOCK HOUSE
Nearly 60 years after his death, Frank Lloyd Wright remains famous for trendsetting buildings that are in harmony with their surroundings. More than 300 of his buildings — ranging from private homes to public museums — exist. Here are five of the architect’s most iconic buildings.
FALLINGWATER
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Built in the mountains of Pennsylvania in the 1930s, Fallingwater is praised as Wright’s ultimate expression of organic architecture. The home features cantilevered terraces built over a waterfall.
THE GUGGENHEIM
Located on Fifth Avenue in New York City, the Guggenheim Museum is famous for its distinctive spiraling circular design. It is hailed as a geometric masterpiece.
TALIESIN WEST
Wright’s winter home near Scottsdale, Arizona, is now the home of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture. Its form reflects the surrounding desert landscape.
ROBIE HOUSE
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Built in 1910 on the campus of the University of Chicago, the Robie House is an example of Wright’s prairie style, incorporating long horizontal lines. He also designed the artglass windows and many of the home’s furnishings.
HOLLYHOCK HOUSE
Built in 1923 on a hill overlooking Los Angeles, the home gets its name for the geometric motifs of hollyhocks. It was one of Wright’s earliest experiments in the use of ornamental concrete.