Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright once said, "Architecture is the triumph of human imagination over materials, methods and men, to put man into possession of his own earth." He was born on June 8, 1867, in Richland Center, Wisconsin, to a minister and his wife. He studied at the University of Wisconsin where he focused on civil engineering. Wright had many influences that helped him develop a style that changed architecture forever. Two of his major influences were William Gannett and Louis Sullivan. A combination of his influences and personal ability has given him a very distinct style that includes high pitched roofs, lots of windows, spindly chimneys, and organic architecture. The three examples of Wrights work that represent him and his life are the Robie house, the Nathan G. Moore house, and the Taliesin West house. Due to his innovative residential style of architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright is the most influential and well-known architect in American history.

Constructed in 1908, the Robie house is Wright's best expression of the Prairie style structure. For the cost of sixty thousand dollars, a young inventor asked Wright to do this house with the newest technology incorporated, from plumbing to furniture. Wright later became famous for this technique called the Prairie style. It uses low-pitched roofs, overhangs, an open floor plan, rows of small windows, and one-story projections to make sure that rooms were not too confining or boxed-in.

The Nathan G. Moore house is a good representation of Wright's versatility in building houses. Wright was known for his stubbornness, and for this house, he made an exception for the owner, and built it in the English Tudor style. He did this house early in his career, when he was starting a family and money was tight. It is sometimes referred to as the house the Wright hated, just because he was not doing it in his own style, but the end result is one Wright's best works. Even though the house caught