老鼠记者第二本中的Famous architect Frank Lloyd Rat ( Frank Lloyd Wrig
2019-12-13 10:14:06
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT (1867-1959)
Wright was born in Richland Center WI. His original middle name was Lincoln. From 1885 until 1887, he studied mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin but dropped out after four semesters to work for Chicago architect Joseph Lyman Silsbee. In 1887 Wright left to work for Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan. After Sullivan caught him moonlighting on houses, Wright was fired. In 1893, Wright established his own office.
Wright stood for the philosophy of "organic architecture," which maintains that a building should develop out of its natural surroundings. His designs for both private and public structures were boldly original, and he rebelled against classic architecture and its traditional ornamentation. Wright initiated many new techniques such as the use of precast concrete blocks reinforced by steel rods and radiant floor heating. Besides architecture, Wright spent much of his time writing, lecturing, and teaching.
Wright was one of the greatest figures in 20th-century architecture, and because of his immense popularity, he continues to be one of the only architects the average person can name. He was notoriously arrogant and his TV interview with Mike Wallace is a classic example. He was also on the 1950's TV show What's My Line. Wright died in 1959 and unleashed a huge debate, still going on, about what constitutes a Wright house. Is it a house he personally designed and saw through to construction? Is it a house he designed but was built by the staff after his death? Is it a house he designed but was built later by others? And what about modifications - just how many and to what extent do design changes make a Wright-designed house simply Wright-inspired?
Wright has been studied more than any other architect. William Allin Storrer developed a numbering system that turned Wright-watching into a science. We focus only on his houses.
