1. By: Scott Myers

2. Frank Lloyd Wright Biography Famous Architecture Contributions Quotes Multiple Choice Key Terms

3. Biography Richland Center, Wi. - June 8, 1867 Anna Lloyd Jones William Cray April 9, 1959 - Phoenix, Arizona Louis Sullivan America’s greatest architect

4. Biography – Early Life Froebel Gifts Divorce Moved Didn’t graduate high-school University of Wisconsin-Madison Moved to Chicago Imperial Hotel

5. Biography – Later Life 4 marriages Personal life collapsing Publicity Taliesin TIME magazine

6. Facts Designed 1,141 houses. 532 built. 409 remain Designed furniture, fabrics, art glass, lamps, dinnerware, silver, linens and graphic arts Autobiography

7. Falling Water Often regarded as his best architectural work American Institute of Architects named the house the "best all-time work of American architecture” Currently museum – more than 150,000 visitors per year

8. His House and Studio Located in Oak Park, Illinois.

9. Taliesin Located in Spring Green, Wisconsin

10. Taliesin West Located in Scottsdale, Arizona

11. Price Tower Located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma

12. Contributions Political – None Diplomacy – None Economic – Minimal Social – Minimal Technological – None Cultural – New types of architectureNew types of architecture

13. Organic Architecture Coined by Frank Lloyd Wright Grow from environment Suited American life Still used

14. Prairie Style Low-pitched roof Overhanging eaves Horizontal lines Central chimney Open floor plan Clerestory windows

15. Quotes "The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his clients to plant vines." New York Times Magazine (4 Oct. 1953). "Clear out 800,000 people and preserve it as a museum piece." On Boston; in NY Times, 27 Nov 55 "TV is chewing gum for the eyes." In Quote Disk 1,2,3, by DBUG, 1991. "The truth is more important than the facts." In The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection, AApex Software, 1994. "Get the habit of analysis- analysis will in time enable synthesis to become your habit of mind." In Barnes & Noble Book of Quotations, by Robert I. Fitzhenry, 1987.

16. Multiple Choice At what age did Frank Lloyd Wright run away from home? A.) 16B.) 18C.) 20D.) 22E. N/A What did Frank Lloyd Wright consider to be one of his biggest influences? A.) His parents B.) His teachersC.) Froebel Gifts D.) William C. Gannett E.) Books Frank Lloyd Wright was featured on the cover of what famous magazine? A.) TIMEB.) The New YorkerC.) Design & Architecture D.) EsquireE.) Smithsonian

17. Multiple Choice Where was the first place Frank Lloyd Wright moved after running away? A.) New YorkB.) CaliforniaC.) Arizona D.) Wisconsin E.) Chicago Frank Lloyd Wright is most famous for what type of architecture? A.) PrairieB.) Organic C.)Industrial D.) Gothic E.) Victorian

20. Key Terms Froebel Gifts – A set of education materials developed by Friedrich Fröbel. Froebel Gifts Clerestory - A high wall with a band of narrow windows along the very top. Clerestory Falling Water – Wright’s most famous building. Remains in south-western pennsylvania.