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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
Architecture & Art
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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
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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
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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
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Prairie Style Architecture
▪ Low-pitched roofs
▪ Extended lines
▪ Blend with landscape
▪ Horizontal streamlining
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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
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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
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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
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▪ 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
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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
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No other architect or designer of the modern era transformed the use
of leaded glass in architecture as Frank Lloyd Wright
Stained Glass Art
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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
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▪ The sources of FLW glass design range from Wright’s childhood
objects to Japanese influences
▪ Wright called them “light screens”
Stained Glass Art
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Our Art Project Today
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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
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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
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Faux Stain Glass
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Samples for Inspiration
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