Frank Lloyd Wright

(1867–1959) amerikansk arkitekt

Frank Lloyd Wright (United States, 1867–1959) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Frank Lloyd Wright belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Frank Lloyd Wright was born in Richland Center and died in Phoenix. Frank Lloyd Wright trained at Madison Central High School and University of Wisconsin–Madison. Frank Lloyd Wright studied under Louis Sullivan. Frank Lloyd Wright became a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters. The awards include Royal Gold Medal and Frank P. Brown Medal. The students included Gira Sarabhai.

The best-known works include ‘Emil Bach House’, ‘Pettit Memorial Chapel’, ‘Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church’, and ‘A. D. German Warehouse’. The catalogue has 31 buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright. The dated buildings span the years 1886–1960. The buildings are in places such as Oak Park, Chicago, Buffalo, Los Angeles, and Stewart Township. According to Wikidata, buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright belong to the styles ‘Post-war modernism’, ‘Functionalism’, and ‘Historicism’.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Alice Constance Austin, Margaret Macdonald, Baillie Scott, Mary Taylor Brush, and Margaret Armstrong.