Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the most well-known figures in Modern Architecture. After studying civil engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Wright moved to Chicago. He went to work there in 1887 as a draftsman in the office of Alder and Sullivan. After a few years of work, Wright began to make his own houses. The houses had low roof lines hanging over walls of windows. They had huge stone or brick fireplaces, and his rooms never were really separated from each other.
Wright worked on his own after 1893, when the issue of his houses finally caused a break with Alder and Sullivan's office. During the 20 years that followed he became one of the best known architects in the United States. His work took him to Europe and that boosted Wright's fame in European architecture.
One of the most spectacular buildings he ever made was Tokyo's Imperial Hotel. It was based on forms used from nature, and the inside was very romantic, poetic, and very personal. At his death he left a legacy of architecturally unique buildings.
Only a few architects have been able to match the special genius shown in his works. Unlike Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, Le Cobusier, and other very famous people of modern architecture, Wright had very few students that followed him.
Follow the link to a great Frank Lloyd Wright website.
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