His architectural style has had great influence in America and abroad. He blended ancient architectural elements, such as columns, with new construction technologies, such as reinforced concrete, to create his buildings. Between 1901 and 1911 he worked on a series of suburban houses called "Prairie Houses". These houses were low buildings with shallow roofs and often with an open interior plan. Many of the design elements found in these structures can be seen in modern suburban houses. |
Given his propensity for radical new ideas Wright had his own ideas as to what the city of the future would look like. In his first book on city planning, The Disappearing City, he said that the city of the future would be everywhere and nowhere. In keeping with his science fiction slant he wanted a city that would be so greatly different from the cities of the past that we would not recognize it as a city at all. Many of his views were quite utopian and ignored the economics and power struggles that would otherwise impede his visions. |
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Frampton, Kenneth. Modern Architecture - A Critical History. pp 186-191. New York: Thames and Hudson Inc, 1985. Delmar, JH. Wright on the Web. 10 Feb 2003. 8 Dec 2004. http://www.delmars.com/wright/flwright.htm Howe, Jeffery. "Frank Lloyd Wright". A Digital Archive of American Architecture. 1998. Boston College. 8 Dec 2004. http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/FLW.html "Frank Lloyd Wright". Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2004. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 8 Dec 2004. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright |