RR11: "The Art and Craft of the Machine"

Frank Lloyd Wright




• His work was strongly linked to Morris English Arts and Crafts movement.
• He believed that the architecture of the future would of necessity be built of machine-formed elements.
• He inspired the exploration of wood with and expansive house plans which may not have been popular in Europe but could be found in America.
• He ignored traditional forms and building methods to start his own unique brand that sets him apart from other designers.

The picture above depicts the creativity that Frank Lloyd Wright explored in his mind. 

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) http://www.bolender.com/Frank%20Lloyd%20Wright/Frank%20Lloyd%20Wright.htm



To the right is the Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio where he crafted diverse constructions and constructed the unique magic that madee him one of the diverse modern designers of his time.
http://www.oregonlive.com/hg/index.ssf/2009/06/if_youre_a_fan_of_frank_lloyd.html

Below is the image of Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water, one of the most natural influential structures for the twenitth century.
http://www.wright-house.com/frank-lloyd-wright/fallingwater-pictures/F1SW-fallingwater-in-fall.html

"Fallingwater is famous because the house in its setting embodies a powerful ideal-that people today can learn to live in harmony with nature. . .As technology uses more and more natural resources, as the world’s population grows even larger, harmony with nature is necessary for the very existence of mankind."
- Edgar Kaufmann, jr.