‘Frank Lloyd Wright: Man Who Built America (2017)
- Why is ‘Falling Waters’ such an important piece of work by Frank Lloyd Wright? Cite 3 examples based on the documentary.
It was an important piece of work because of the way it was build on the landscape and the way it was occupied the space differing the space it originally is.
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3 examples:
- "He build the house directly on top of the waterfall making it a dream like building which nobody thought of."
- "the effect to harmonize the building with the setting, something which is man-made yet in sympathy with nature."
-"Inside too every detail of the falling water response to the natural world. "
-"No other building of wright's expresses his personal idea of an organic design. "
-"The waterfall on its own is undoubtedly beautiful but was more enhanced by this vision of the building which was grown out by the rocks and the trees while still pushing technologies to its limits."
- Why is ‘Johnson Wax Museum’ a ‘genius’ building? Use screenshots to support your argument.
It was a genius of the building because of its all inspiring interior and the great work room of the Johnson building was considered an all american architecture. As there was no windows but was built an artificial interior which is inspiring and uplifting as a wild landscape and lights enters through patterns and tubes and columns leap up to the top. Most importantly is because of its technical challenge which were the columns which carries tons of weight.
- Are his works relevant in Singapore? Select 2 of his projects in the documentary and argue against with your design philosophy.
His works are relevant in Singapore like houses and office which is designed as modern building yet cheap. As his buildings usually has a free flow and open plan and has open - wide space which brings and reflects the value of a family life.
Figure 1: Unity Temple, Illinois USA, 1908
Figure 1.1 :Robie House, Illinois Chicago, 1909
References
Andrew Kroll.,2011. AD Classics: Unity temple/ Frank Lloyd Wright [Online]. Available: https://www.archdaily.com/112683/ad-classics-unity-temple-frank-lloyd-wright-3 [Accessed 21 Jun 2020]
Evan Garcia.,2019.Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House Reopens After Massive Renovation[Online]. Available: https://news.wttw.com/2019/03/29/frank-lloyd-wright-robie-house-reopens-after-renovation[Accessed 21 Jun 2020]
OakPark.com.,2019.Unity Temple named World Heritage Site[Online]. Available: https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/7-8-2019/Unity-Temple-named-World-Heritage-Site/[Accessed 21 Jun 2020]