The iconic architect designed hundreds of residential properties in his career—AD spoke with homeowners about the ways Wright’s work impacts their lives
Fallingwater is Wright’s crowning achievement in organic architecture and the American Institute of Architects’ "best all-time work of American architecture.” Its owners, Edgar and Liliane Kaufmann, were a prominent Pittsburgh couple, reputed for their distinctive sense of style and taste.
For four decades AD has shown a spotlight on the creations of one of America's most innovative and iconic architects. Here are just a few of the highlights
Fredrik Blencke hosts this relaxed event in Sydney’s Central Business District for all Old Paulines, parents, former parents, former staff and friends of St Paul’s that live in the city or may be passing through the area. Please RSVP to Fredrik Blencke at [email protected] Community | All
A decade after finishing the SC Johnson Administration building in Racine, Wisconsin, Frank Lloyd Wright started the construction of the Research and Development Tower. The 1950s building for SC Johnson was the home to many of the company’s most well-known inventions and was in need of lab facilities for their rising research and development department.
Exploring one of Frank Lloyd Wright's signature buildings in photos
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Officials doubted that the famed architect's Johnson Wax headquarters in Racine, Wis., was structurally sound. But no one questions the master. CNET Road Trip 2013 checked out the stunning building.
Recent changes at his namesake foundation and school, plus a sage new museum exhibit, put a necessary twist on a legend’s legacy.
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So far, David Romero has digitally reconstructed more than 20 of the famous architect's unrealized projects
“A breathtaking sweeping entry comprised of curved aggregate concrete, copper-accented balustrade and slanted skylights creates a complex, emotional realization of the experience of Wright’s uncommon design.” Photo 5 of 21 in A Standout Home by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Grandson Lists for $2.9M in La...
The Norman Lykes Residence is a circular desert home
Frank Lloyd Wright's signature style and ongoing influence have long inspired architecture around the globe, and continues to today. In the current issue of the Frank Lloyd Wright Quarterly magazine, "UNESCO World Heritage: The 20th Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright," Foundation President & CEO, Stuart Graff, shares more about this influence.
A major museum retrospective dives deep into the architect’s archives, thrilling fans and newcomers alike
Fallingwater has been called the greatest all time work of American architecture. This print is the result of melding 5 exposures into one unique print, highlighting the architectural beauty of this masterpiece. Own a stunning fine art print of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater to own, or give as a gift.
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A view of Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water from the far side of the canyon. ( Greebo's pix )
Image 31 of 33 from gallery of 8 Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings Given UNESCO World Heritage Status. Solomon R Guggenheim Museum. Image © David Heald (c) Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Teach kids about blueprints and architecture with this fun dream house project. Print out blueprints and create and design a house. STEM project idea
Yousuf Karsh (December 23, 1908 – July 13, 2002) was an Armenian-Canadian photographer, and one of the most famous and accomplished portrait photographers of all time. Yousuf or Josuf (his given Armenian name was Hovsep)
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of his birth on June 8, the architect's foundation recommended this selection of Wright's top homes open for tours.
Although Paradise Leased is essentially a blog dedicated to Southern California’s historic architecture on occasion we like to veer from the text if we feel it merits doing so. I recently red…
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To commemorate the 150th anniversary of his birth on June 8, the architect's foundation recommended this selection of Wright's top homes open for tours.
A home designed by one of Frank Lloyd Wright's protégés is now on the market in Clearwater.
Melvyn Maxwell and Sara Stein Smith dreamed of living in a Frank Lloyd Wright house. Here’s how they made it happen on a modest teacher’s salary. By Susan Peck Photography by Brett Mountain If you keep on believing, the dream you wish will come true. If that sounds like a line from a fairy tale, it is. It was also the philosophy that helped Melvyn Maxwell and Sara Stein Smith build their historic Frank Lloyd Wright house in Bloomfield Hills in 1949. The dream began for Melvyn Maxwell (known as Smithy) in 1939, while teaching at a Detroit public school. Mesmerized by a slide presentation of Wright’s Fallingwater house in Pennsylvania, he made a grandiose vow to his fiance, Sara — also a teacher with a modest salary — “One day we will own a home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.” According to an excerpt from “Frank Lloyd Wright Remembered,” after a chance meeting with Wright at his home, Taliesin, the Smiths spent hours in the architect’s studio sharing their vision of building one of his homes in Michigan. They wanted it to become a mecca for artists and musicians — hosting small concerts and art exhibitions yearlong. Wright was […]
Architectural historian Mark Anthony Wilson creates a striking compendium of Frank Lloyd Wright’s West Coast projects
Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater - Day 1
Andrew Pielage's photography shares the surreal beauty of Taliesin West's striking structures against a dark desert backdrop.
