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A 4 page paper which analyzes and discusses Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim Museum and Fallingwater. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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and his vision. The following paper examines these two works. Fallingwater Fallingwater, being one of his earlier works prior to the
grand Guggenheim Museum, essentially serves as a very good illustration of the style and process of Wright as he went about designing and construction. One author notes, "Wright drew layouts
with continuity in mind, so that walls, ceilings, and floors flow seamlessly just as rooms merge with each other and the outside environment" (Strickland 147). With Fallingwater the student can
look at how this may well have been the case as he desired to create a building that was an intimate part of the surrounding nature. He insisted on "natural
forms and materials and his respect for the environment...Wright celebrated the individual" (Strickland 147). The notion that he celebrated the individual involves
his design and construction of homes for individuals. He did not first design a house for someone, but rather first incorporated the environment where the house would be and then
designed. And, he did not just design houses but "insisted on designing every last detail of his work. He created stained glass windows, dishes, fabrics, furniture, rugs drapes-he even designed
gowns for one clients wife" (Strickland 147). Falling water was designed by Wright both inside and out and this was part of the process of many of his works.
In specific relationship to Fallingwater Strickland notes that, "The houses irregular spaces flow as easily as water...no house should ever be on any hill or on anything. I should be
of the hill, belonging to it, so hill and house should live together and each be happier for it" (Strickland 147). This description provides a wealth of information about the
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