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Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built With Nature
Immerse yourself in the life and legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright, the visionary architect who challenged the status quo and redefined American architecture.
This documentary explores:
Wright's fascination with nature: Discover how his childhood spent amidst the beauty of Wisconsin instilled a lifelong love for the natural world, shaping his unique design philosophy.
His turbulent personal life: Uncover the complexities of Wright's personal journey, marked by both triumphs and controversies.
The groundbreaking concept of "organic architecture": Learn about Wright's revolutionary approach to design, where buildings seamlessly integrate with their surroundings, creating a harmonious whole.
Iconic creations: Explore Wright's architectural masterpieces, including Fallingwater, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Imperial Hotel Tokyo, each showcasing his innovative spirit and dedication to his philosophy.
A lasting legacy: Witness the profound impact of Wright's work on global architecture and its enduring influence on artists and designers today.
Join us on a journey to understand the genius and vision of Frank Lloyd Wright, the architect who dared to be different and forever changed the way we see and experience the world around us.

[@michaelplunkett8059]

Can't believe you missed his Marin County civic center. His culminating project in 1957, it still looks space age futuristic 7 decades later. It is the site for the corporate shots in GATTACA.

[@owennovenski4794]

Love Wrights creations in general but have reservations of how often he included built in seating areas in many of his house designs; inflexible and quickly dated.

[@ann5765]

Frank Lloyd Wright was my kind of style

[@bcarithers22]

Is that the house in Detroit on the thumbnail?

[@EarlLedden]

At 3:25 perimeter heating...I thought FLW was a radiant heating guy. Did he use both or switch over in later years?

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

Too many of his buildings had leaky roofs! I do like most of his buildings. They are wonderful to look at, are monuments to Wright, and usually not great live in. I love the Darwin Martin House in Buffalo. It’s been wonderfully restored. I wish that they didn’t knock down the Larkin Office Building in Buffalo.

[@EarlLedden]

Martin House ...amazing what $50,000,0000 restoration can do!

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

@@EarlLedden Yes. They spent a lot. I visited the house in 1979 when it was a wreck. The owners abandoned it and the University of Buffalo took it over. They were using it as offices and had those ugly government grade metal desks and chairs. The Provost lived there for awhile, which would have been crappy since FLW houses suck to live in when they are new much less in disrepair. It was empty for a decade or more and squatters lived there, the furniture was stolen and many of the windows stolen. Part of the costs were buying back nearby lots, building lost buildings from the ground up. Preservationists do go crazy. They removed every single piece of trim wood, stripped them, refinished them and nailed them back on. My mom lives in the area and we go and visit every few years. They still are waiting for the last few windows to be funded and recreated. I would love to see the breakdown of the budget. I’ll guarantee that a lot of that money went to fund raising. Chardonnay was probably $2M.

[@EarlLedden]

@@jamesdellaneve9005 I also go back every few years. Good for the soul.

[@OlBa-zv4bk]

It may be sacrilege, but I'm not a fan even though I realize he was a singular talent and influential. Although modern, I find many of his houses (not all) to be dark and way too cluttered in his own designed ornamentation. And as much as I love Falling Water (from the outside), I do prefer the Kaufman's other house in Palm Springs by Richard Neutra if I had to choose a house to live in! Oh to dream!

[@mikerigley1]

I get the idea but the birds are too off putting.

[@ArchitecturalArt]

Will try something different 👌

[@jourwalis-8875]

A dull narrator.......