Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright
Born	June 8, 1867 Richland Center, Wisconsin
Died	April 9, 1959 Phoenix, Arizona

Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was a famous architect from the early 20th century. He designed all kinds of buildings including banks, holiday resorts, office buildings, churches, a synagogue, a gas station, a beer garden and an art museum. He began an American style of building design and is said to be one of the greatest architects of the twentieth century.

Architecture

One famous house was called the Robie House. It had a maze-like layout and geometric stained glass windows.. The Robie House was a unique house with odd shapes, colors and form. He finished making it in 1910, as a house for children. In fact, many children lived and played in that house with their families up until 1926 when it was closed for living in, and closed to the general public. Many times, it was planned to be destroyed. However, twice, Wright saved his house from destruction because of the reasons he built it and all the memories of it that he loved so much. It is now being restored at a cost of $10 million.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

In 1940, Wright started the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. It was set up for educational purposes. It looks after two Wright buildings, Taliesin in Wisconsin, and Taliesin West in Arizona. It has a library with more than 22,000 of Wright's drawings, and 300,000 documents. It is home to the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture.