{"id":21353,"date":"2024-02-01T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T07:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/?p=21353"},"modified":"2025-04-18T17:50:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T15:50:15","slug":"frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Lloyd Wright, Organic Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Index<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999999;color:#999999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999999;color:#999999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Introduction\" >Introduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Frank_Lloyd_Wright_short_biography\" >Frank Lloyd Wright, short biography<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Organic_Architecture\" >Organic Architecture<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Emblematic_buildings\" >Emblematic buildings<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Oak_Park_Home_Studio_1889\" >Oak Park Home &amp; Studio (1889)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Robie_House_1906\" >Robie House (1906)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Taliesin_1911\" >Taliesin (1911)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Imperial_Hotel_Tokyo_1913\" >Imperial Hotel, Tokyo (1913)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Ennis_House_1924\" >Ennis House (1924)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Herbet_Jacobs_House_1936\" >Herbet Jacobs House (1936)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#SC_Johnson_Administrative_Complex_1936_1943\" >S.C. Johnson Administrative Complex (1936, 1943)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Fallingwater_1935\" >Fallingwater (1935)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Taliesin_West_1937\" >Taliesin West (1937)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Solomon_R_Guggenheim_Museum_1956\" >Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (1956)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Furniture_Objects\" >Furniture &amp; Objects<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Spindle_Cube_Chair_1902\" >Spindle Cube Chair (1902)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Barret_Chair_1937\" >Barret Chair (1937)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Robie_Chair_1908\" >Robie Chair (1908)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Through_Lines_2023\" >Through Lines (2023)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Racine_Collection_1937_1939\" >Racine Collection (1937 \/ 1939)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Taliesin_1_1949\" >Taliesin 1 (1949)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Bulova_Table_Clock_B1659_1934\" >Bulova Table Clock B1659 (1934)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Taliesin_1_Table_Lamp_1925\" >Taliesin 1, Table Lamp (1925)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Robie_wall_sconce_1908\" >Robie, wall sconce (1908)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#FLW_Mechanical_Pencil_2012\" >FLW Mechanical Pencil (2012)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Legacy_and_influence\" >Legacy and influence<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture\/#Information_bibliography_and_media\" >Information, bibliography and media:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span>Introduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Frank Lloyd Wright<\/strong> is a name <strong>I will never forget<\/strong>. On the occasion of one of my visits to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guggenheim-bilbao.eus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Guggenheim Museum<\/a> in <strong>Bilbao<\/strong>, I met an architect friend of mine, who served as a cicerone in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foga.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Frank Gehry&#8217;s<\/a> extraordinary museum. In it, I was able to discover <strong>architectures that I would never have imagined<\/strong>, and what philanthropy meant to <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solomon_R._Guggenheim\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Solomon Robert Guggenheim<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>Probably because we were at the Guggenheim Museum, my friend brought up <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright<\/strong>, unknown to me, an author at the <strong>Guggenheim Museum <\/strong>in <strong>New York<\/strong>.<strong><\/strong> Since then, and after a lively conversation after dinner and the passion that <strong>Lloyd Wright <\/strong>aroused in my friend, I decided to read about his life and work. Years later, remembering his name again, I write this article <strong>with affection<\/strong> and with a certain nostalgia for that visit to <strong>Bilbao<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/frank-lloyd-wright-home-and-studio-wikimedia-commons-1024x685px.jpeg&#8221; alt=&#8221;frank-lloyd-wright-home-and-studio-image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;frank-lloyd-wright-home-and-studio-wikimedia-commons-1024x685px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/franklloydwright.org\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frank_Lloyd_Wright_short_biography\"><\/span>Frank Lloyd Wright, short biography<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>He was born on June 8, <strong>1867<\/strong> , in <strong>Richland Center<\/strong>, <strong>Wisconsin<\/strong>, the son of <strong>William Carey Wright<\/strong>, a preacher and musician, and <strong>Anna Lloyd Jones<\/strong>, a teacher. His parents divorced in <strong>1885<\/strong> and, to help his family, at age 18 he worked for the Dean of the Engineering Department at the <strong>University of Wisconsin<\/strong> while studying. In <strong>1887<\/strong> he left <strong>Madison<\/strong> (he wanted to be an architect) for Chicago, and on his third attempt, he worked under <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_Sullivan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Louis Sullivan<\/a>, a celebrated architect <strong>of the Chicago School<\/strong>.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the age of 22, in 1889, <strong>Wright<\/strong> married <strong>Catherine Lee Tobin<\/strong>. To build his own house, he negotiated a <strong>5-year<\/strong> contract with <strong>Sullivan<\/strong> in exchange for borrowing the necessary money. Soon, the increase in the family (6 children) and the growth of expenses made him accept <strong>independent residential commissions<\/strong>. Although he did them outside of his work time, <strong>Sullivan<\/strong> found out and accused him of breach of contract. It is not known if <strong>Wright<\/strong> resigned or was fired, but his relationship with <strong>Sullivan<\/strong> was interrupted for <strong>20 years<\/strong>. This separation, in fact, was <strong>the opportunity<\/strong> to continue on his own and he opened his own office.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>William H. Winslow House<\/strong> was <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright&#8217;s<\/strong> first independent work, and he completed <strong>numerous commissions<\/strong>. In <strong>1909<\/strong>, creatively exhausted and emotionally restless, he left his family for a long time in Europe, accompanied by <strong>Mamah Borthwick (Cheney),<\/strong> a client with whom he was in love. He worked on two publications of his work, one of <strong>drawings<\/strong> and the other of photographs, published by <strong>Ernst Wasmuth<\/strong> in <strong>1911<\/strong> with great international recognition and influencing prestigious <strong>architects<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>He returned to <strong>Chicago<\/strong> with <strong>Mamah<\/strong> and after not being well received in social circles, they moved to <strong>Spring Green<\/strong> where they would begin the construction of <strong>Taliesin<\/strong>, their <strong>home<\/strong> and <strong>shelter<\/strong>. There he resumed architecture and received two major public commissions: in 1913, an entertainment center called <strong>Midway Gardens<\/strong> in <strong>Chicago <\/strong>and, in <strong>1916<\/strong>, the new <strong>Imperial Hotel in Tokyo<\/strong>, <strong>Japan<\/strong>.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" jsaction=\"mouseup:Sxi9L,BR6jm; mousedown:qjlr0e\" jsname=\"jqKxS\" lang=\"es\"><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">In August <strong>1914<\/strong>, a tragic event ended <strong>Mamah&#8217;s life. <\/strong>She<strong>, <\/strong>her <strong>two children<\/strong> and <strong>four other people<\/strong> <strong>were killed<\/strong> by a disgruntled domestic worker in <strong>Taliesin<\/strong>. Emotionally broken, <strong>Wright<\/strong> took refuge in his work and in the <strong>reconstruction of Taliesin in memory of Mamah<\/strong>. When he rebuilt it, he abandoned it for almost ten years, during which time he spent at the <strong>Imperial Hotel<\/strong> in <strong>Tokyo <\/strong>(next to the<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antonin_Raymond\" title=\"Antonin Raymond\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Antonin Raymond<\/a>) and, in <strong>Los Angeles:<\/strong> <strong>Hollyhock House<\/strong> and <strong>Olive Hill.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" jsaction=\"mouseup:Sxi9L,BR6jm; mousedown:qjlr0e\" jsname=\"jqKxS\" lang=\"es\"><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">He went through a period with <strong>He <\/strong>took advantage of the time to write and began his <strong> Tertulias <\/strong>and its school of <strong>Taliesin, <\/strong>through which great architects and artists passed, <strong>as <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Lautner\" title=\"John Lautner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John Lautner<\/a><strong><span>, <\/span>E. Fay Jones<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paolo_Soleri\" title=\"Paolo Soleri\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paolo Soleri<\/a><strong><span>.<\/span><\/strong>He relocated his studio and residence <strong><span>In the middle of the desert<\/span><\/strong> <strong><span> Phoenix<\/span><\/strong>, and called him<strong> <span> Taliesin West, <\/span>integrating it into the landscape<\/strong> and conceiving a <strong>Horizontal city<span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" jsaction=\"mouseup:Sxi9L,BR6jm; mousedown:qjlr0e\" jsname=\"jqKxS\" lang=\"es\"><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">Between 1935 and <strong><span>1939 <\/span><\/strong>he carried out one of his most emblematic projects, the <strong><span>Kaufmann house or Fallingwater house,<\/span><\/strong> <span>built on a <strong>huge rock above a waterfall<\/strong> over the <strong>Bear<\/strong> River.<\/span><strong><span> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" jsaction=\"mouseup:Sxi9L,BR6jm; mousedown:qjlr0e\" jsname=\"jqKxS\" lang=\"es\"><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\"><span>He died on <strong>April 9, 1959<\/strong> in <strong>Phoenix<\/strong>, <strong>Arizona<\/strong>, and was considered the <strong>best American architect of the 20th century<\/strong>. A visionary who revolutionized modern architecture with his unique approach and profound influence on building design. <strong>His legacy endures to this day<\/strong>, and his work continues to be a <strong>source of inspiration<\/strong> for architects, designers, and architecture lovers around the world.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" jsaction=\"mouseup:Sxi9L,BR6jm; mousedown:qjlr0e\" jsname=\"jqKxS\" lang=\"es\"><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\"><span><strong>Wright<\/strong> designed more than <strong>400<\/strong> completed structures,<\/span><span> of which <strong>about 300<\/strong> survive (in <strong>2005<\/strong>). Some buildings were demolished, such as the <strong>Imperial Hotel<\/strong> in <strong>Tokyo<\/strong>, completed in <strong>1923, <\/strong>others were lost to the <strong>forces of nature<\/strong>. A few others were built <strong>after his death<\/strong> such as the<strong> Club House<\/strong> of the <strong>Nakoma Golf Resort<\/strong>, designed in <strong>1923<\/strong> and <strong>opened in 2000<\/strong>. The fact is that his <strong>72 years of architecture<\/strong> have left us the indelible mark of a <strong>different way of doing<\/strong> things in hundreds of works.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" jsaction=\"mouseup:Sxi9L,BR6jm; mousedown:qjlr0e\" jsname=\"jqKxS\" lang=\"es\"><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\"><span>The <strong>July 7, 2019<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UNESCO\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"UNESCO\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UNESCO<\/a> declared <strong>World Heritage Site <\/strong>Eight Works of <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright:<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Museo_Solomon_R._Guggenheim\" title=\"Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Guggenheim Museum<\/a> <strong>New York<\/strong>; the <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unity_Temple\" title=\"Unity Temple\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Unity Temple<\/a> at <strong>Oak Park, Illinois<\/strong>; the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robie_House\" title=\"Robie House\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Frederick C. Robie House<\/a> at <strong>Chicago<\/strong>; the <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Casa_Taliesin\" title=\"Taliesin House\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taliesin House<\/a> in <strong>Spring Green, Wisconsin;<\/strong> the <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Casa_Hollyhock\" title=\"Hollyhock House\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hollyhock House<\/a> in <strong>Los Angeles<\/strong>; the <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Casa_de_la_cascada\" title=\"Waterfall House\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fallingwater House<\/a> in <strong>Mill Run, Pennsylvania;<\/strong> the <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taliesin_West\" title=\"Taliesin West\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taliesin West House<\/a> in <strong>Scottsdale, Arizona<\/strong>; and the first <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Casa_Jacobs_1\" title=\"Jacobs House 1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Herbert and Katherine Jacobs home<\/a> in <strong>Madison, Wisconsin<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/casa-robie-frank-lloyd-wright-1080x607px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;home-robie-image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;casa-robie-frank-lloyd-wright-1080x607px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/arquitecturaviva.com\/obras\/casa-robie-chicago&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Organic_Architecture\"><\/span>Organic Architecture<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span><strong>Organic architecture<\/strong><\/span><span>promotes <strong>harmony<\/strong> between the<\/span><strong>habitat<\/strong><span> <strong> and<\/strong> the <strong>natural world<\/strong>. Through <strong>design<\/strong>, the aim is to integrate <strong>the buildings<\/strong>, <strong>furniture<\/strong> and <strong>surroundings<\/strong> <strong>into the site<\/strong>, so that they are part of a <strong>unified whole<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Erik_Gunnar_Asplund\" title=\"Erik Gunnar Asplund\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Erik Gunnar Asplund<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alvar_Aalto\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alvar Aalto<\/a> and others<\/span><span> such as <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rudolf_Steiner\" title=\"Rudolf Steiner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rudolf Steiner,<\/a> <strong>Louis Sullivan<\/strong> and <strong>Lloyd Wright<\/strong> himself were the main exponents of the so-called <strong>organic architecture<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Frank Lloyd Wright<\/strong>, while creating a <strong>fully<\/strong> organic architecture, <strong>qualified some aspects of this approach<\/strong>, leaving its <strong>basic &#8220;organic&#8221; principles<\/strong> as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Organic approach<\/strong>: The harmony between <strong>architecture<\/strong> and <strong>nature<\/strong>. It seeks to integrate buildings into the natural environment and build them, basically, with <strong>adjacent natural elements<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Horizontal and open planes: <strong>Wright<\/strong> always used horizontal planes <strong>and open<\/strong> spaces. This concept of <strong>flowing from one area to another seamlessly<\/strong> was achieved by <strong>eliminating visual barriers<\/strong> (interior partitions) and projecting <strong>flat ceilings<\/strong> and <strong>cantilevers<\/strong> to create continuity and spaciousness in the space.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Band windows and stained glass<\/strong>: He introduced the idea of &#8221; <strong>band windows&#8221; <\/strong>(horizontal, long, and narrow) along the fa\u00e7ades, allowing abundant <strong>natural light<\/strong> to enter and a <strong>visual connection<\/strong> between the interior and exterior. In addition, he decorated it with finely designed stained glass windows, bringing beauty and color to the spaces.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Natural<\/strong> materials: He had a preference for the use of natural materials (wood and stone) in his designs. I thought they were more welcoming and fit better into his organic approach. He also experimented with new materials with which he created unique architectural visions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Integral<\/strong> design: Not only did he design the buildings themselves, but also the <strong>interior details<\/strong> and <strong>furnishings<\/strong>. In many of his iconic designs, architecture, furniture and accessories are projected as a <strong>unified composition<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wright&#8217;s<\/strong> architectural legacy <strong>is vast and<\/strong> <strong>diverse<\/strong> and has left an <strong>indelible mark<\/strong> on the world of architecture.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Emblematic_buildings\"><\/span>Emblematic buildings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This <strong>genuine architect<\/strong> signed hundreds of works, usually houses. Although he also built other buildings, <strong>family residences<\/strong> have been a constant reference in his projects. <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright<\/strong>, who worked until the last days of his life, brought <strong>some concepts to architecture to stay<\/strong>. The <strong>integration of architecture with its surroundings<\/strong> and <strong>the use of nearby materials<\/strong> are just two brushstrokes of his know-how. Let&#8217;s now enjoy more features in some of his works:<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/oak-park-home-and-studio-1080x567px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;oak-park-home-and-studio-image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;oak-park-home-and-studio-1080x567px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/franklloydwright.org\/site\/oak-park-home-studio\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Oak_Park_Home_Studio_1889\"><\/span>Oak Park Home &amp; Studio (1889)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Frank Lloyd Wright<\/strong> built this house in <strong>1889<\/strong> with a $5,000 loan from his employer<span> <\/span><strong>Louis Sullivan. <\/strong>Originally a small house, it was remodeled in 1895 by enlarging the kitchen and in <strong>1898<\/strong> the <strong>studio<\/strong> and <strong>the corridor<\/strong> that connected it to the house were built.<strong><\/strong> There he worked with <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walter_Burley_Griffin\" title=\"Walter Burley Griffin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Walter Burley Griffin<\/a> (associate architect) and sculptor <strong>Richard Bock<\/strong> outlining the <strong>Prairie School of Architecture<\/strong>. Notable projects that took place there are the <strong>Robie House<\/strong>, the <strong>Unity Temple<\/strong> , and the <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Larkin_Administration_Building\" title=\"Larkin Administration Building\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Larkin Administration Building<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/robie-house-wikimedia-commons-1080x719px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;robie-house-image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;robie-house-wikimedia-commons-1080x719px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Casa_Robie&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Robie_House_1906\"><\/span>Robie House (1906)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><strong>Two large rectangles<\/strong> that seem to slide over each other, that&#8217;s the <strong>Robie House<\/strong>, <strong>long<\/strong> and <strong>horizontal. <\/strong><strong>Wright<\/strong> created it for 28-year-old <strong>Frederick Robie<\/strong> and boldly established <strong>the Prairie style<\/strong>. <\/span><strong>Pairie<\/strong> is the first <strong>exclusively American<\/strong> architectural style, responding to the <strong>great plains<\/strong>, giving prominence to the <strong>horizontal<\/strong> over the <strong>vertical<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">A 6-meter cantilevered roof protects the artistic glass of the windows, granting <strong>privacy<\/strong> and connecting the <strong>interior<\/strong> and <strong>exterior<\/strong>. Inside, a large, <strong>light-filled open space<\/strong> surrounds a <strong>central fireplace<\/strong>. This building was considered the &#8221; <strong>yardstick&#8221;<\/strong> against which all other buildings at <strong>Prairie School<\/strong> are compared.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mdm_block\">This spacious house is spread over <strong>three floors without a basement<\/strong>. In the <strong>On the ground floor<\/strong> , the <strong>lobby<\/strong>, a <strong>games room<\/strong>, another of <strong>billiards<\/strong> and <strong>facilities premises<\/strong>; the <strong>The main part<\/strong> is an extensive longitudinal body that houses the <strong>living room<\/strong> and <strong>dining room<\/strong>, separated by the <strong>mass of chimneys<\/strong>, to which is added another <strong>Rear block<\/strong> with <strong>kitchen<\/strong> and <strong>service rooms<\/strong>; The <strong>third level<\/strong> brings together the<strong> bedrooms<\/strong> in the form of a <strong>tower-belvedere<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mdm_block\">It all looks like a <strong>Complex and articulated volume<\/strong>, with abstract <strong>Roman brick<\/strong> surfaces framed by <strong>pieces of limestone and concrete<\/strong>, with <strong>floor-to-ceiling windows<\/strong> and <strong>wide roofs<\/strong> with very little slope. <strong>Wright<\/strong> also designed all the furniture with his characteristics <strong>straight lines<\/strong>, with high chairs <strong>high backrests<\/strong> and cubic tables, in line with the European furniture of <strong>Mackintosh<\/strong> and <strong>Hoffmann.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mdm_block\"><strong>The Cassa Robie<\/strong>, now owned by the <strong>University of Chicago, <\/strong>is the <strong>alumni<\/strong> office and is protected by the <strong>AIA<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/taliesin-hillside-1024&#215;768-1.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;taliesin-hillside-image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;taliesin-hillside-1024x768px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/franklloydwright.org\/site\/taliesin-hillside\/&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Taliesin_1911\"><\/span>Taliesin (1911)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\"> <strong>&#8220;Taliesin<\/strong> &#8220;, which means <strong>&#8220;shining forehead&#8221;,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\"> It was built under the top of the hill with the <strong>yellow limestone<\/strong> of the place. With a <strong>wide<\/strong>, <strong>low<\/strong> and <strong>comfortable<\/strong> design, it has many trademark elements of the &#8221; <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright house&#8221;<\/strong>: <strong>cantilevered ceilings<\/strong>, <strong>large windows<\/strong> and an <strong>open floor plan<\/strong>. Taliesin was rebuilt in <strong>1914<\/strong> after the horrific <strong>murders<\/strong> and <strong>arson<\/strong> caused by a disgruntled employee and then in <strong>1925<\/strong> after another fire.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\"><strong>Taliesin<\/strong> was always evolving, <strong>Wright<\/strong> regarded it as a laboratory and continually modified it with the help of his <strong>apprentices<\/strong>, whom he called <strong>&#8220;The Fingers of My Hand&#8221;<\/strong> Despite the fact that <strong>Taliesin<\/strong> was his home until the end of his life, from <strong>In 1937<\/strong> he would spend the winters in <strong>Taliesin West<\/strong><strong>, Arizona.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/hotel-imperial-metalocus-1080x576px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;hotel-imperial-image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;hotel-imperial-metalocus-1080x576px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.metalocus.es\/es\/noticias\/tour-virtual-por-el-desaparecido-hotel-imperial-de-frank-lloyd-wright&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Imperial_Hotel_Tokyo_1913\"><\/span>Imperial Hotel, Tokyo (1913)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"lRu31\"><span class=\"HwtZe\" jsaction=\"mouseup:Sxi9L,BR6jm; mousedown:qjlr0e\" jsname=\"jqKxS\" lang=\"es\"><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">The expansion of the <strong>Imperial Hotel<\/strong> in <strong>Tokyo<\/strong> was intended to bring <strong>Japan<\/strong> closer to <strong>the West<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span> <span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">It was with Wright <strong>hired to create<\/strong> a hybrid of Japanese and <strong>Western<\/strong> <strong>architecture<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span> <span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">The hotel, built of concrete and <strong>Oya<\/strong> (a greenish-gray igneous rock), had extensive decorative ornamentation, facilitated by the abundance of skilled carvers.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"lRu31\"><span class=\"HwtZe\" jsaction=\"mouseup:Sxi9L,BR6jm; mousedown:qjlr0e\" jsname=\"jqKxS\" lang=\"es\"><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">The stunningly symmetrical complex was built in a style inspired by the <strong>Mayan Revival<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span> <span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">Projected on a <strong>floating base<\/strong> with reinforced steel, <strong>Wright<\/strong> was exalted when the hotel survived the great <strong>Kant\u014d<\/strong> earthquake of <strong>1923<\/strong> with <strong>minimal damage<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span> D<span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">Demolished in <strong>1968<\/strong>, its entrance hall was saved and rec<\/span><\/span><\/span>Built at the Museum of Architecture <strong>Meiji Mura in Nagoya<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ennis_house_front_view_wikipedia-1024x681px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;ennis_house_imagen&#8221; title_text=&#8221;ennis_house_front_view_wikipedia-1024x681px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Casa_Ennis&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ennis_House_1924\"><\/span>Ennis House (1924)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The<span> <\/span><strong>Ennis House<\/strong><span> <\/span>is a residence located in <strong>Los Angeles<\/strong>, <strong>California<\/strong>. <span>Designed<\/span>by<span> <\/span><strong>Frank Lloyd Wright<\/strong><span> <\/span>for <strong>Charles<\/strong> and <strong>Mabel Ennis<\/strong>, it was built using <strong>prefabricated and<\/strong> <strong>interlocking concrete blocks<\/strong>. Clearly inspired by <strong>ancient Mayan times<\/strong>, it is sometimes held up as an example of <strong>Neo-Mayan architecture. <\/strong>Its main detail is the <strong>embossed ornamentation<\/strong> of its <strong>27,000 precast concrete blocks. <\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" jsaction=\"mouseup:Sxi9L,BR6jm; mousedown:qjlr0e\" jsname=\"jqKxS\" lang=\"es\"><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">The concrete used, a combination of <strong>gravel<\/strong>, <strong>granite<\/strong> , and <strong>sand from the site<\/strong>, was cast by hand in aluminum molds to create <strong>blocks<\/strong> measuring 16&#8243; x 16&#8243; x 3.5&#8243; (40x40x9 cms. approx.), which were then woven with <strong>steel rods<\/strong>, becoming <strong>textile blocks<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>From <strong>1980<\/strong> to <strong>2011<\/strong> , the house was used as a filming location (<strong>Blade Runner<\/strong>, <strong>Game of Thrones<\/strong>, among others), establishing it as one of the most famous houses in <strong>Los Angeles.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/casa-herbert-jacobs-10024x503px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;house-herbert-jacobs-image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;casa-herbert-jacobs-10024x503px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/franklloydwright.org\/site\/herbert-jacobs-house\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Herbet_Jacobs_House_1936\"><\/span>Herbet Jacobs House (1936)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>A challenge from <strong>Herbert Jacobs<\/strong> (journalist), to create a decent house for <strong>$5,000,<\/strong> led <strong>Wright<\/strong> to create <strong>the first Usonian structure<\/strong> called <strong>&#8220;Jacobs I&#8221;. Usonia, <\/strong>a name derived from &#8221; <em>United States of North America&#8221;<\/em> was the name coined by <strong>Wright<\/strong> to publicize a <strong>new architecture that was affordable<\/strong>, outside of European concepts and responsive to the American landscape. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Frank Lloyd Wright&#8217;s<\/strong> Usonian houses were directly related to the land, with no foundations, porches, chimneys, or shrubs to distract attention. The <strong>garage<\/strong>, the <strong>basement<\/strong>, <strong>the interior ornamentation<\/strong>, <strong>radiators<\/strong> and even <strong>barns<\/strong> and <strong>land<\/strong> were dispensed with. On the other hand, in order to bring together the whole fa<\/span>Large <strong>halls<\/strong> with <strong>dining room<\/strong> and <strong>adjacent kitchen<\/strong> were adopted. It was <strong>Wright&#8217;s <\/strong>idea for the middle class after the <strong>Great Depression<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>From <strong>1930<\/strong>, Wright built 26 single-family houses that he named <em>&#8220;Usonians,&#8221;<\/em> which<strong> were built not for laborers<\/strong> as their price might infer, but for<strong> middle-class clients<\/strong> who knew the value, both social and monetary, of having a house designed by <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright<\/strong>. <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sc-jonhson-head-office-1080x607px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;sc-johnson-head-office-image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;sc-jonhson-head-office-1080x607px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/franklloydwright.org\/site\/s-c-johnson-administrative-complex\/&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SC_Johnson_Administrative_Complex_1936_1943\"><\/span>S.C. Johnson Administrative Complex (1936, 1943)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">In <strong>1936<\/strong>, <strong>H.F<\/strong>. Johnson, Jr., the third-generation leader of <strong>SC Johnson<\/strong>, sought out architect <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><span> <\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">Although construction had already begun on a new administrative office, <strong>H.F<\/strong> . wanted to explore a more modern approach.<\/span><\/span><span> <\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">He discarded the old plans and took a chance on the innovator <strong>Wright<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\"> <\/span><\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">He later explained,<em> &#8220;Anyone can build a typical building.<\/em><\/span><\/span><em> <\/em><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\"><em>I wanted to build the best office building in the world and the only way to do that was to hire the best architect in the world.&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/span><span> <\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">Thus began a relationship between <strong>H.F<\/strong> . and <strong>Wright<\/strong> that would last for decades.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">In this case, <strong>Wright<\/strong> didn&#8217;t stay in the structure.<\/span><\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\"> He designed <strong>more than 40 pieces of furniture<\/strong> for the administrative building, substantially modifying the way of working. For example, he designed <strong>rolling file carts<\/strong> to make it easier to move around in the <strong>Great Work Room<\/strong>. <strong>Cylindrical<\/strong>, &#8221; <em>birdcage-shaped&#8221; elevators<\/em> that run from the basement to the <strong>Penthouse level. <\/strong>He gave <strong>absolute prominence to brick<\/strong>, designing <strong>special shapes<\/strong> for brick never before realized<strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/scjohnson-columnas-gran-sala-de-trabajo-1051x750px-e1706547468516.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;scjohnson-columns-image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;scjohnson-columnas-gran-sala-de-trabajo-1051x750px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.scjohnson.com\/en\/interacting-with-sc-johnson\/tours-and-architecture\/our-architecture\/frank-lloyd-wright-designed-administration-building&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">Of particular note in this project are the <strong>columns<\/strong> <strong>of the Great Work Hall<\/strong>, called &#8220;<em>dendriform&#8221;<\/em> by <strong>Wright<\/strong>, <strong>were initially questioned<\/strong> by the <strong>Wisconsin Industrial Commission <\/strong>and finally gave way to a real test that withstood<strong> 60 tons, 10 times the amount needed.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fallingwater-1080x709px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;fallingwater-image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;fallingwater-1080x709px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/franklloydwright.org\/site\/fallingwater\/&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fallingwater_1935\"><\/span>Fallingwater (1935)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">Built in <strong>Bear Run, Pennsylvania,<\/strong> as a weekend home for <strong>Edgar Kaufmann<\/strong> and family, is known as the <strong>Casa de la Cascada<\/strong>, the work of <strong>Frank Lloyd<\/strong> <strong>Wright<\/strong> who redefined the relationship between <strong>man<\/strong>, <strong>architecture<\/strong> and <strong>nature<\/strong>. <strong>Kaufmann<\/strong>, who studied architecture at the <strong>Taliesin <\/strong>residential school, had in mind to build the house <strong>in front of the waterfall<\/strong> so that he could admire it. <strong>Wright<\/strong> integrated the design of the house with the waterfall, placing it right on top of it and <strong>thus becoming part of the<\/strong> <strong>Kaufmanns<\/strong>&#8216; life.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">In<\/span><\/span><strong><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\"> Fallingwater, Wright <\/span><\/span><\/strong> <span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">He anchored a series of reinforced concrete &#8221; <strong>trays&#8221;<\/strong> to the <strong>natural rock<\/strong>. The <strong>entrance<\/strong>, <strong>living<\/strong> room and <strong>dining room<\/strong> merge into one space. The <strong>glass walls<\/strong> allow the rooms to blend into the landscape. In <strong>1938<\/strong>, <strong>Wright<\/strong> designed <strong>new rooms<\/strong> above the main house linked by a covered walkway.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\"><span class=\"HwtZe\" jsaction=\"mouseup:Sxi9L,BR6jm; mousedown:qjlr0e\" jsname=\"jqKxS\" lang=\"es\">In <strong>1963<\/strong>, the <strong>Kaufmanns<\/strong> donated the property to <strong>the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy<\/strong>, along with <strong>1,543 acres<\/strong> of surrounding land. It opened as a museum in <strong>1964<\/strong> and since then, it has welcomed more than <strong>five million visitors<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\"><span class=\"HwtZe\" jsaction=\"mouseup:Sxi9L,BR6jm; mousedown:qjlr0e\" jsname=\"jqKxS\" lang=\"es\">&#8220;<em>Great architecture, like any great art, ultimately takes you to a place where words can&#8217;t take you at all. The Cascade does it in the same way that Chartres Cathedral does. There&#8217;s an experience that grabs you and you just feel it and you can&#8217;t even say it. My whole life revolves around architecture and words and at the end of the day, there&#8217;s something I can&#8217;t quite say as to how <strong>Fallingwater<\/strong> feels.&#8221;<\/em>. \u2014 <strong>Paul Goldberger<\/strong>, <strong>Pulitzer Prize-winning<\/strong> architecture critic.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\"><span class=\"HwtZe\" jsaction=\"mouseup:Sxi9L,BR6jm; mousedown:qjlr0e\" jsname=\"jqKxS\" lang=\"es\"><strong>Fallingwater, <\/strong><strong>is Wright&#8217;s <\/strong>greatest achievement in organic architecture and the &#8220;<em>greatest American architectural work of all time&#8221;<\/em> from the<strong> American Institute of Architects.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/taliesin-west-wikimedia-commons.-108x810px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;taliesin-west-image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;taliesin-west-wikimedia-commons. 108x810px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/franklloydwright.org\/taliesin-west\/&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Taliesin_West_1937\"><\/span>Taliesin West (1937)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"lRu31\"><span class=\"HwtZe\" jsaction=\"mouseup:Sxi9L,BR6jm; mousedown:qjlr0e\" jsname=\"jqKxS\" lang=\"es\"><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">A UNESCO <strong>World Heritage Site <\/strong>, <strong>Taliesin West<\/strong> is a <strong>National Historic Landmark<\/strong> located in the desert vicinity of the <strong>McDowell<\/strong> Mountains in <strong>Scottsdale<\/strong>, <strong>Arizona<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\"> It was <strong>Wirght&#8217;s winter home and laboratory from 1937<\/strong>. Built and maintained by <strong>Wright and his apprentices,<\/strong> it has become one of the architect&#8217;s most personal creations.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"HwtZe\" jsaction=\"mouseup:Sxi9L,BR6jm; mousedown:qjlr0e\" jsname=\"jqKxS\" lang=\"es\"><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"lRu31\"><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">As always, with local materials, in<strong> Taliesin<\/strong> he used the so-called &#8220;desert <em>masonry&#8221;<\/em> (<strong>local<\/strong> rock shored in wood, with a mixture of cement and desert sand). The aim was to <strong>integrate the construction<\/strong> into the <strong>desert environment.<\/strong> Canvas ceilings bring <strong>light into the interiors<\/strong>, while <strong>redwood beams<\/strong> bring <strong>Wirght&#8217;s<\/strong> favorite detail (known for his passion for the color <strong>Cherokee red<\/strong>).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"lRu31\"><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\"><strong>Taliesin West<\/strong> was continually modified and expanded, completing a <strong>drawing studio<\/strong>, <strong>dining room<\/strong>, <strong>three theatres<\/strong>, a <strong>workshop<\/strong>, <strong>Wright&#8217;s office<\/strong>, a <strong>private living quarter<\/strong><strong>, and residences for apprentices<\/strong> and staff. <\/span><\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">Today it continues to be the headquarters of the <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation<\/strong>. A small number of <strong>Legacy<\/strong> scholars from the time continue to live on the ground.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/museo-solomon-r-guggenheim-new-york-wikimedia-commons-1080x720px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;museum-solomon-r-guggenheim-image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;museum-solomon-r-guggenheim-new-york-wikimedia-commons-1080x720px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/franklloydwright.org\/site\/solomon-r-guggenheim-museum\/&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Solomon_R_Guggenheim_Museum_1956\"><\/span>Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (1956)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">In <strong>1943<\/strong>, <strong>Hilla von Rebay<\/strong> wrote to <strong>Wright<\/strong> in the following terms: <em>&#8220;I need a fighter, a lover of space, a creator, a tester, and a wise man. His three books, which I&#8217;m reading now, gave me the feeling that no one else could.&#8221; <\/em> <\/span><\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\"><strong>Wright<\/strong> had never received a major commission in <strong>New York<\/strong>, and he promised that his creation <em>would &#8220;make the building and painting a beautiful, uninterrupted symphony such as had never existed before in the art world.&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">After more than <strong>700 sketches<\/strong>, countless meetings, <strong>Rebay&#8217;s replacement as director<\/strong> , and the deaths of both <strong>Guggenheim<\/strong> and <strong>Wright<\/strong>, sixteen years later, it opened. <\/span><\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">An icon of the <strong>20th century<\/strong>, the <strong>Guggenheim<\/strong> ushered in the era of <strong>museum architecture<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span> <span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\"><strong>Wright&#8217;s<\/strong> design declared that the building was <strong>an essential part<\/strong> of the collection.<\/span><\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">Few buildings have generated as much controversy as the <strong>Guggenheim Museum<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span> <span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">In contrast to the rectangular buildings of <strong>Manhattan<\/strong>, <strong>Wright&#8217;s<\/strong> museum stands out irreverently. <strong>Wright<\/strong>, in a purely &#8220;<strong>organic&#8221;<\/strong> exercise<\/span><\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">, dispensed with conventionality.<\/span><\/span> <span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">A <strong>gentle spiral ramp<\/strong> climbs from ground level to a skylight at the top.<\/span><\/span> <span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">Words like: &#8221; <em>washing machine&#8221;,<\/em> &#8221; <em>imitation beehive<\/em> &#8221; and &#8221; <em>giant toilet<\/em> &#8221; have been poured out by <strong>critics<\/strong> and <strong>&#8220;enthusiasts&#8221;.<\/strong> <strong>Avant-garde artists<\/strong> claimed that <strong>such architecture competes with the work of art<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">The <strong>Guggenheim<\/strong> Museum freed museum architecture from its <strong>conservative constraints<\/strong> and turned this type of architecture into an element of discussion, in which <strong>the museum always ends up winning<\/strong>. We can never thank you enough<b>.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Furniture_Objects\"><\/span>Furniture &amp; Objects<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Wright&#8217;s<\/strong> <strong>degree of commitment<\/strong> to his projects was such that many of them were detailed to the limit. Designing even the furniture of his works is caused by his desire for <strong>perfection<\/strong> and by the need for the client to &#8221; <strong>understand&#8221;<\/strong> his work and continue it with his daily habitat. Let&#8217;s take a look at some very interesting objects designed by <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spindle-cube-chair-843x700px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;spindle-cube-chair-image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;spindle-cube-chair-843x700px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.artic.edu\/artworks\/190558\/spindle-cube-chair&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spindle_Cube_Chair_1902\"><\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">Spindle Cube Chair (1902)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">This chair, an elegant cube, was built by <strong>Wright<\/strong> for his young family in <strong>Oak Park<\/strong>. At that time, <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright<\/strong> experimented on <strong>cubic<\/strong>, <strong>solid<\/strong> , <strong>heavy chairs<\/strong>. By the beginning of the <strong>20th century<\/strong>, <strong>Wright<\/strong> had perfected his initial design of this chair, adding axles,<\/span><\/span> a subtly tapered ridge rail and <strong>gently curved leg ends<\/strong>. The axles themselves were a legacy of <strong>William Morris-inspired<\/strong> ladder-backed dining chairs, as well as the <strong>Arts<\/strong> and <strong>Crafts<\/strong> approach to contrasting <strong>positive<\/strong> and <strong>negative<\/strong> space. <strong>Dimensions:<\/strong> 73.6 x 73.6 x 73.6 cms.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/silla-barret-1080x650px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;chair-barret-image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;chair-barret-1080x650px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/dismobel.es\/decora\/barrel-la-silla-disenada-por-frank-lloyd-wright-wright-el-primer-arquitecto-disenador-americano\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barret_Chair_1937\"><\/span><span>Barret Chair (1937)<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>The &#8220;Barrel <strong>Chair<\/strong>&#8221; or &#8220;<strong>Taliesin Barrel Chair&#8221; <\/strong>was designed by <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright <\/strong>in <strong>1937<\/strong> from a <strong>1904<\/strong> design, in the home of <strong>Herbert Johnson.<\/strong> It is named after the city of Taliesin, <strong>Wisconsin<\/strong>, where the famous <strong>Taliesin III House<\/strong> stands today.<strong><\/strong> First reissue produced by <strong>Cassina<\/strong> in <strong>Italy<\/strong>. The piece is made <strong>of cherry wood<\/strong>, beautifully <strong>grained<\/strong> and with a warm <strong>honey<\/strong> color. Based on the original, the seat is upholstered in a <strong>red fabric<\/strong>. This classic piece highlights <strong>Arts<\/strong> and <strong>Crafts<\/strong> from modest <strong>wooden furniture<\/strong>, <strong>very elaborate<\/strong> and <strong>well made<\/strong>, reminiscent of the designs of defenders, such as <strong>Gustav Stickley<\/strong> or <strong>William Morris<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Simple<\/strong> in form, yet <strong>sophisticatedly constructed<\/strong>, this <strong>tonneau-shaped<\/strong> armchair is made up of <strong>37 pieces<\/strong>, which fit together precisely one by one. The <strong>base<\/strong> and <strong>backrest<\/strong> are constructed of <strong>three pieces<\/strong> of solid wood, bent at different angles. Each of the three pieces is cut in two to <strong>counteract the stresses<\/strong> created during the <strong>steam bending and drying<\/strong> processes. The two parts are then placed one after the other and glued together. All <strong>joints are carved directly into the wood<\/strong>, all details are finished by hand. <strong>Price:<\/strong> To consult, I have only detected second-hand copies.<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/silla-robie-1080x768px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;chair-robie-image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;chair-robie-1080x768px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/es\/muebles\/asientos\/sillas\/juego-de-2-sillas-robie-de-frank-lloyd-wright-para-cassina-1986\/id-f_34428462\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Robie_Chair_1908\"><\/span><strong>Robie Chair (1908)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong>Robie<\/strong> chair is a clear example of <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright&#8217;s<\/strong> ethical design. This rigorous design seems to originate from the <strong>search for privacy<\/strong> around the table, achieved with the <strong>pronounced elevation of the backrest<\/strong>. The <strong>straightness of its lines<\/strong> further marks the <strong>rigor <\/strong>of the chair. The choice of materials: cherry or walnut wood and black leather, maintain the <strong>firm organic purpose<\/strong> of bringing the environment closer to the work.<\/p>\n<p>Published by <strong>Cassina<\/strong> on several occasions, there are now <strong>very few<\/strong> pieces for sale on the market, almost all of them second-hand. I have located some units on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/es\/muebles\/asientos\/sillas\/silla-robie-de-frank-lloyd-wright-para-cassina-italia-nuevo\/id-f_29741602\/?currency=eur&amp;priceBookName=EU&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMIt97G0MOygwMVQotoCR3Q4QDNEAQYASABEgImCPD_BwE&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds\" title=\"1stDIBS\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1stDIBS,<\/a> <strong>check prices<\/strong>. <strong>Dimensions:<\/strong> 46x49x133 cms. (width x depth x height).<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/trough-lines-usonia-collection-1080x800px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;through-lines-usonia-collection-image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;trough-lines-usonia-collection-1080x800px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.greentouchhome.com\/brands\/all-brands\/frank-lloyd-wright&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Through_Lines_2023\"><\/span>Through Lines (2023)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">The <strong>Through Lines<\/strong> series fulfills the basic principles of <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright&#8217;s<\/strong> organic architecture.<\/span><\/span><span> <\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\"><strong>Greentouch<\/strong> (the publisher of these series), in collaboration with the <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright\u00ae Foundation<\/strong> has developed this series of bathroom products for its <strong>USONIA<\/strong> brand. <strong>Sketches<\/strong>, <strong>photographs<\/strong> and <strong>drawings<\/strong> of his most emblematic projects have been reinterpreted.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\"><strong>Wright&#8217;s<\/strong> goal for <strong>USONIA<\/strong> was to <strong>democratize design<\/strong> to make it accessible to all.<\/span><\/span><span> <\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\"><strong>Vertical lines<\/strong> and the use of solid <strong>cherry <\/strong><strong>wood<\/strong> can be found in many works by <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright<\/strong>, and also in this line of bathroom elements <strong>Through Lines,<\/strong> directly inspired by the<strong> Straight High Back Chair. <\/strong><strong> <\/strong>Details and<strong> prices <\/strong>at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greentouchhome.com\/brands\/all-brands\/frank-lloyd-wright\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Greentouch\">Greentouch<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/racine-collection-1080x630px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;racile-collection-image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;racine-collection-1080x630px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/store.steelcase.com\/frank-lloyd-wright-collection&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8881f0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8881f0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Racine_Collection_1937_1939\"><\/span>Racine Collection (1937 \/ 1939)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a89d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"35a89d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Originally produced<\/span>by <strong>Metal Office Furniture Company<\/strong> (now <strong>Steelcase, Inc<\/strong>.) and designed by <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright<\/strong> for <strong>SC Johnson<\/strong>, it is back today thanks to the <strong>Steelcase reissue 80 years later<\/strong>. The <strong>Racine<\/strong> collection is <strong>100% contemporary<\/strong>, in fact, <strong>Wright<\/strong> was a pioneer in synthesizing <strong>man&#8217;s<\/strong> relationship with <strong>architecture<\/strong> and then with <strong>interior design<\/strong> and <strong>furniture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>1939<\/strong>, <strong>Steelcase <\/strong>produced the original furniture for the <strong>Great Workroom of<\/strong> the <strong>SC Johnson<\/strong> Building. This reissue <strong>faithfully captures<\/strong> the spirit and look and feel of <strong>Wright&#8217;s<\/strong> unforgettable designs. The <strong>style<\/strong>, <strong>shape<\/strong> and <strong>finishes<\/strong> are <strong>identical<\/strong> in the Signature series <strong>,<\/strong> and only<strong> certain proportions<\/strong> have been modified to <strong>update the design<\/strong> to current technology. Available in the updated catalog of <strong>Steelcase. See details<\/strong> at this <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steelcase.com\/frank-lloyd-wright-collection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Racine Collection\">link<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/taliesin-1-850x479px.webp&#8221; alt=&#8221;taliesin-1-image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;taliesin-1-850x479px.webp&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/franklloydwright.org\/cassina-frank-lloyd-foundation-partner-to-bring-wright-designed-furniture-into-homes\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Taliesin_1_1949\"><\/span>Taliesin 1 (1949)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This armchair, also known as <strong>an origami chair<\/strong> for its folded appearance, was designed by <strong>Wright<\/strong> for the <strong>Garden Room<\/strong> at <strong>Taliesin West<\/strong>. <strong>Taliesin 1<\/strong> was produced by <strong>Cassina<\/strong> between 1986 and <strong>1990<\/strong> and then reissued (in limited edition) in <strong>2018<\/strong> in collaboration with the <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. <\/strong> <strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>In the early part of his career, <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright<\/strong> created furniture that stood out for its balanced <strong>shapes<\/strong> and <strong>proportions<\/strong>. As time went by, he began to <strong>sophisticate the design<\/strong>, delving into complexity. This piece could be framed within the adjective, due to its <strong>angled components <\/strong>and the <strong>complex geometry<\/strong> of the chair that guarantees its stability. A highlight of this design is the construction from a single piece of <strong>folded plywood<\/strong>. In the 2018 reissue, the front legs were removed, to emphasize the folds, the padding was thickened and the backrest was more reclined.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/bulova-B1659-table-watch-1080x500px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;bulova-B1659-table-watch-image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;bulova-B1659-table-watch-1080x500px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/diashop.org\/frank-lloyd-wright-usonian-ii-mantel-clock\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bulova_Table_Clock_B1659_1934\"><\/span>Bulova Table Clock B1659 (1934)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"Gn4SMb\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\" jsname=\"W297wb\">Based on the <strong>&#8220;planks and slats&#8221;<\/strong> wall style characteristic of <strong>Frank Lloyd<\/strong> Wright&#8217;s early Usonian houses, this table clock by <strong>Bulova<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>reflects all the beauty of Wright&#8217;s interior design and decorative elements. Made of <strong>alder<\/strong> wood with a <strong>walnut<\/strong> base, it has a modern <strong>quartz<\/strong> mechanism. It is powered by <strong>1 AA battery<\/strong>. <strong>Dimensions:<\/strong> 24 x 7 x 16.5 cms. (width x depth x height). <strong>Price:<\/strong> \u20ac99.95.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Taliesin-1-table-lamp-1080x540px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;taliesin-1-table-lamp-image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Taliesin-1-table-lamp-1080x540px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/shop.franklloydwright.org\/products\/frank-lloyd-wright-taliesin-1-table-lamp&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li itemprop=\"name\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Taliesin_1_Table_Lamp_1925\"><\/span>Taliesin 1, Table Lamp (1925)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Designed for <strong>Wright&#8217;s<\/strong> summer home in <strong>Taliesin<\/strong>, <strong>Spring Green<\/strong>, <strong>Wisconsin<\/strong>, and intended primarily as a reading lamp, it is made of cherry or walnut wood. The lampshade is made of acrylic material and has a floor lamp variant. <strong>Dimensions<\/strong>: 356 x 406 x 508 mm. (width x length x height). <strong>Price:<\/strong> $925.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Frank Lloyd Wright<\/strong> considered the light that filtered through the leaves and branches of trees to be beautiful. In this way, with wood he would evoke, once again, his favorite environment. This lamp not only adds light to the room, it provides a <strong>completely natural aesthetic<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/robie-lamp-yamagiwa-840x630px.webp&#8221; alt=&#8221;robie-lamp&#8211;image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;robie-lamp-yamagiwa-840x630px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/en.yamagiwa.co.jp\/products\/be302\/&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"product-name\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Robie_wall_sconce_1908\"><\/span>Robie, wall sconce (1908)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Robie is a <strong>wall sconce<\/strong> designed for the living room of the <strong>Robie House<\/strong> <strong>(Chicago 1908).<\/strong> The levitation that <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright<\/strong> has imprinted on the matte white <strong>glass globe<\/strong> containing the lamp is impressive. It really seems to float inside a slender <strong>wooden structure<\/strong> (cherry or walnut).<\/p>\n<p>Manufactured in collaboration with the <strong>Japanese craftsman Yamagiwa<\/strong>, it is the only company authorized by the <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation<\/strong> to edit its <strong>lighting objects<\/strong>. <strong>Dimensions<\/strong> : 294 x 345 x 180 mm. (W x L x H) <strong>Price:<\/strong> approx. \u20ac800.00.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Portaminas-FLW-Frank-Lloyd-Wright-Acme-Studio-1131x705px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Mechanical pencil -flw-image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;FLW-Mechanical-Pencil-Lloyd-1131x705px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/portaminas-flw\/&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FLW_Mechanical_Pencil_2012\"><\/span>FLW Mechanical Pencil (2012)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Reissued in <strong>2012<\/strong> by <strong>Acme Studio<\/strong>, this special drawing tool is <strong>currently out of print<\/strong>. <strong>Acme Studio<\/strong> retains permission to print the designs of <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright<\/strong> on <strong>writing items<\/strong>, <strong>stationery<\/strong> and <strong>others<\/strong> through the <strong>Foundation<\/strong> that bears his name. <strong>Pens<\/strong>, <strong>fountain pens<\/strong>, <strong>card holders<\/strong> and <strong>other objects<\/strong> published by <strong>Acme Stuidio<\/strong> bear Wright&#8217;s unmistakable <strong>stamp.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this case, the <strong>FLW mechanical pencil<\/strong> has the design of the concrete modules of the <strong>House of Ennis<\/strong> on the handle, the <strong>Cherokee red<\/strong> color on the body and its <strong>signature stamped<\/strong> on the clip. Finely presented in a small metal box along with an <strong>eraser<\/strong> and a <strong>spare tube of mines <\/strong>, there is <a href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/flw-mechanical-pencil\/\" title=\"FLW mechanical pencil\">1 unit available<\/a> in our store. <strong> Price: <\/strong>\u20ac114.90.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/capilla-de-la-santa-cruz-sedona-arizona-usa-1080x670px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Chapel-of-the-Holy Cross-Sedona-image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;chapel-of-the-saint-cross-sedona-arizona-usa-1080x670px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Capilla_de_la_Santa_Cruz_(Sedona)&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Legacy_and_influence\"><\/span><strong>Legacy and influence<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Frank Lloyd Wright&#8217;s<\/strong> work is extraordinary, and has left an <strong>indelible mark<\/strong> on architecture and design. Its <strong>organic architecture<\/strong>, use of <strong>close materials<\/strong> , and <strong>integration with nature<\/strong> have influenced generations of architects and designers. In addition, the<strong> Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation <\/strong>preserves his works, fosters his legacy, and promotes his architectural philosophy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wright<\/strong> changed architecture and more importantly, he changed <strong>the way we look at architecture. <\/strong>Because he <strong>does not impose his approach<\/strong>, he suggests it and accepts it because it is <strong>reasoned<\/strong>, <strong>essential<\/strong>, <strong>sublime<\/strong>. On some occasions I would have said that his work is <strong>overwhelming<\/strong>, <strong>irreproachable<\/strong>, but the House of the Waterfall always comes to mind and (I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m wrong) <strong>Wright<\/strong> designed it in <strong>four brushstrokes<\/strong>, which would show that <strong>in his work not everything is hours of hard reflection<\/strong> in front <strong>of the<\/strong> board. He has an <strong>innate inspiration<\/strong> that leads him to envision the project in an instant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wright<\/strong> has a clairvoyance that &#8220;mortals&#8221; do not know, which is why he <strong>made more than 400 constructions<\/strong>. He is able to use <strong>basic lines in all his projects<\/strong> without making them seem repetitive. Although he doesn&#8217;t seem <strong>&#8220;Usonian&#8221;,<\/strong> he maintains a <strong>devotion to detail<\/strong> and when the budget is limited, he invents something unusual to surprise.<\/p>\n<p>I would highlight <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>its use of <strong>wood<\/strong>, <strong>stone<\/strong> and <strong>brick<\/strong>. I understand that <strong>Taliesin West&#8217;s masonry<\/strong> may seem <strong>rudimentary<\/strong>, <strong>ugly<\/strong>; But it is <strong>economical<\/strong>, <strong>mimicry<\/strong>, <strong>insulating<\/strong> and above all <strong>resistant. <\/strong>I can&#8217;t think of any other arguments for choosing a material. Also, and corroborates his genius, building the <strong>Guggenheim Museum<\/strong> without a single step is a challenge that not all architects of his time would accept.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frank Lloyd Wright<\/strong> has been, is, and will be a source of inspiration for <strong>new generations of architects and designers<\/strong>. I know that young architects of today <strong>will follow in his footsteps tomorrow<\/strong>, as I did in recent weeks studying his work and reading articles about his architecture.<\/p>\n<p>Definitely, <strong>now I understand the passion<\/strong> that this man aroused in my friend remembering that after-dinner conversation in <strong>Bilbao<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|3px|3px|3px|3px&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;2px&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; box_shadow_color=&#8221;rgba(131,32,188,0.3)&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Information_bibliography_and_media\"><\/span>Information, bibliography and media:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We use our own means and other means with the availability allowed by current legislation and free access to the <strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">World Wide Web<\/strong>. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/terms-and-conditions\/?v=04c19fa1e772\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Terms and conditions<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Texts: <\/strong>Owned, based on information from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/es\/muebles\/asientos\/sillas\/silla-barrel-de-frank-lloyd-wright-para-cassina\/id-f_34276812\/\" title=\"1st DIBS\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1st DIBS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arquitecturaydiseno.es\/arquitectura\/estas-son-8-obras-frank-lloyd-wright-declaradas-patrimonio-mundial-unesco_2795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Taliesin West\">Architecture &amp; Design<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/arquitecturaviva.com\/obras\/casa-robie-chicago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Living Architecture\">Arquitectura Viva<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/diashop.org\/frank-lloyd-wright-usonian-ii-mantel-clock\/\" title=\"Detroit Institute of Arts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit Institute of Arts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dismobel.es\/decora\/barrel-la-silla-disenada-por-frank-lloyd-wright-wright-el-primer-arquitecto-disenador-americano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Dismobel\">Dismobel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/franklloydwright.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation\">Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greentouchhome.com\/brands\/all-brands\/frank-lloyd-wright\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Greentouch\">Greentouch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maclinstudio.com\/collections\/wright-prairie-lighting\/\" title=\"https:\/\/www.maclinstudio.com\/collections\/wright-prairie-lighting\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maclinstudio.com<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metalocus.es\/en\/news\/virtual-tour-frank-lloyd-wrights-demolished-imperial-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Imperial Hotel, Tokyo\">Metalocus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofiprix.com\/blog\/obras-de-frank-lloyd-wright\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"OFIPRIX\">Ofiprix<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roomdiseno.com\/steelcase-rejuvenece-la-coleccion-racine-de-frank-lloyd-wright\/\" title=\"Steelcase\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Steelcase<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artic.edu\/\" title=\"The Art Institute of Chicago\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Art Institute of Chicago<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Wikipedia\">Wikipedia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.yamagiwa.co.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Yamagiwa\">Yamagiwa<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippe_Starck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Wikipedia\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Images: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dismobel.es\/decora\/barrel-la-silla-disenada-por-frank-lloyd-wright-wright-el-primer-arquitecto-disenador-americano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Dismobel\">Dismobel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/franklloydwright.org\/\" title=\"Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greentouchhome.com\/brands\/all-brands\/frank-lloyd-wright\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Greentouch\">Greentouch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roomdiseno.com\/steelcase-rejuvenece-la-coleccion-racine-de-frank-lloyd-wright\/\" title=\"Steelcase\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Steelcase<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artic.edu\/\" title=\"The Art Institute of Chicago\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Art Institute of Chicago<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Main_Page?uselang=es\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.yamagiwa.co.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Yamagiwa\">Yamagiwa<\/a>.<strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\"> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">V\u00eddeos: s. n.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; 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