Frank Lloyd Wright, Architecture, & Environment

Frank Lloyd Wright's towering designs-and ideas-are imprinted all over the United States, including the Robie House in Chicago and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. His ambition, however, was far larger than the creation of beautiful and functional buildings. Like other modernist masters, he saw architecture as a way to transform individuals and society through the built environment. In this program, architect Jeanne Gang and Barry Bergdoll, chief curator of architecture and design at New York's Museum of Modern Art, embark on a discussion of Wright's legacy. Their conversation, moderated by University of Illinois architectural historian Dianne Harris, is informed by (and showcases) the newly available Wright archive, recently acquired by MoMA and Columbia University's Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library. The archive is enormous and rich: 23,000 architectural drawings, 44,000 historical photographs, large-scale presentation models, manuscripts, and extensive correspondence offer unparalleled access to Wright's broadly humanist vision and its relevance for contemporary architectural practice, themes Bergdoll and Gang plumb for us.
This program is generously underwritten by Herman Miller and is presented in partnership with the Society of Architectural Historians and the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University.
This program was recorded on November 10, 2013 as part of the 24th annual Chicago Humanities Festival, Animal: What Makes Us Human: chf.to/2013Animal

[@stevenclair5002]

This man was ahead of his time. He set the standard in architecture.

[@jannamwatson]

I love the questions from the audience.

[@KevinShull]

Very informative. Thank you for sharing.

[@kasrakamooneh1676]

It's wonderful that the participants don't overly rely on the great views of Frank Lloyd Wright regarding Nature. His views are being looked at just as seriously as they should but with new efforts pertinent to our day. Thank you.

[@Andrew-fj2ky]

The expertise and the morality these two guests obviously put into their work, is very moving. I'm a blue collar low wage earner, but am clearly affected by the buildings, art & history that surround me. I would just like to express my appreciation for the guests and this program. Thank you.

[@badapple65]

I hear ya bud. They were thinking ahead here! Talking about using old industrial space to create places where you can live and work in the same building! Millions of Americans are now working from home AND being productive too! Even a blue collar job ( some/plenty) might be done from home if you are set up with what you need at home and the employer drops off and picks up things you produced. I’m not sure what type of blue collar job we are talking here but more is being explored now than ever before.

[@melaniamonicacraciun9900]

Looking forward for the next REPLAY event fans, get in action, learning from genius architects is never enough, learning to switch point of view of managing the environment living in perfect harmony with the Holy Creation, its the best lecture of life fans, the best Christmas gift suggestion indeed

[@rustyangel3631]

A curmudgeonous maverick Mr. Wright was, with a sixth sense of space. True individual with free thought and faith to ones belief. Free architecture straying away from what washed up on shore with us...as He would say.

[@gerardolopezylopez2903]

MUY MUY GRANDE F LW

[@maximonacer5039]

It seems that The National Life Insurance Project of Chicago was actually “transplanted” to New York…(NY Presbyterian Hospital at 168th and Broadway.

[@billinds]

iCity! Pyrimids spaced along the various interstates along with various industrial complexes these would all be topped with vegetation and artificial trees!

[@CONCERTMANchicago]

Lloyd Frank helped introduce the World to America's "Midwestern Prairie style ecological movement" by saving wild maturing Oak, Elm & Ash trees already growing on sites which influenced his architectural designs. Today as an Arborist and Chicagoland's community tree historian, I am proudly preserving the last surviving examples either utilized or installed by Wright over a century ago. Check out this one in Oak Park Il.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oImmpqWujtWBnqM

[@davidironhead6341]

Frank would of loved Minecraft

[@irritablearchitect]

Barry isn't as smart as he thinks he is.

[@flippintrippin363]

Why do you say that? What did he say that makes you feel that way?

[@badapple65]

Cottage industry? Self employment is punished. Pay 15-18% more in taxes if self employed. Maybe big Gov can take their boot off of creative people’s necks.

[@YesYouAreAbsolutelyCorrect]

God bless individual architecture. Happy ego produces happy society, not vice versa. We always start as one unique unit, and this is the way it will always be. I hope the modern european architecture will die soon. It sucks so much I can't even say it, because it's not even bad. It's mediocre. The worst possible thing, complete grey mass. Nature will be fine, because we are part of nature. When we destroying it - we changing the nature, when we trying to "protect" nature - it's the same thing! We changing it again! Don't go crazy green, I hope we will get rid of waste and plastic etc, cause I can't stand plastic, personally (using it everyday), but nature doesn't give a shit, it's just we - people, who give shit. Everything else is just trying to survive and go on. So, please, stop talking about nature and ecology - what we trying to do, is mantain things the way we used to.