Things to Get:› Note sheet from front table

Things to Do:› Opener: Frank Lloyd Wright› Class work: Lecture-

Modern architecture and Wright

› Closure: What would you put here?

1) The most famous architect of the twentieth century is Frank Lloyd Wright. What did he invent?

2) Why did Wright’s mother give her son maple blocks? 3) Describe the Robie house. Include a description of the interior

and exterior of this building. 4) Complete this sentence: ___________ became a sculptural

element that could be ______________ ____________________________________.

5) How did Prairie houses reflect the prairie? 6) How did Wright create rooms in homes that were room-less? 7) What was Wright’s masterpiece? 8) Why is Fallingwater an example of organic architecture? 9) The Johnson Wax Administration Building is an ideal

workspace where _______________________________. The interior of the Johnson Wax Building is all _____________________.

10) What did Wright call the skyscraper?

1) the open plan 2) “So he could learn the basic geometric shapes underlying

natural and man-made structures” 3) long and low roof lines, central stone hearth and chimney in

the center, interior space flows from room to room without walls or doors, cantilevered roofs

4) “Space became a sculptural element that could be energized, interlocking horizontal and vertical voids.”

5) low slung roofs, deep eaves, and horizontal massing 6) phantom partitions through furnishings and level changes 7) Fallingwater 8) Several possibilities: 1) It’s over the waterfall 2) A boulder

serves as the center of the living room 3) The buff color “echoes” the rock

9) “space is allotted according to egalitarian principles; all curves

10) “the tree that escaped the forest”

a rejection of historical styles Utilitarian - materials and function

determine result rejection of ornamentation/decoration simplification of form – no unnecessary

detail form follows function

1867–1959 American architect, interior designer,

writer, educator, and philosopher Oak Park, Illinois Designed +1,000 projects, 500 were

completed Famous works:

› Robie House› Rosenbaum House› Falling Water House

“Modern architecture is the idea of eliminating the containment which is the box, reaching out and amplifying space, dragging things in from the outside”

Usonian Homes› small, single story dwellings› no garage or storage› L-shaped to fit on odd/cheap lots› environmentally conscious› native materials› flat roofs › cantilevered overhangs for solar heating and

natural cooling› natural lighting› radiant floor heating› Example: Rosenbaum House

1938 Florence, Alabama Usonian style single-family house based on the 1936 Usonian prototype built on a two acre plot in an L-shape made from natural materials, cypress wood, brick,

and glass multilevel low-rising steel-cantilevered roofs rooms have their own door to the outside center of the house is the "service core“What economic occurrence influenced this type of

design?

Organic architecture› promotes harmony between human

habitation and the natural world› Structure is well integrated with its site

and natural surroundings› furnishings, interior and exterior reflect

each other to create a unified and interrelated composition

› Example: Falling Water House

1935 rural southwestern Pennsylvania, 50 miles southeast of Pittsburgh organic style built partly over a waterfall Seen as Wright‘s most accomplished design integration with natural surroundings fireplace hearth is composed of boulders found on the site and upon

which the house was built one set of boulders which was left in place protrudes slightly through the

living room floor stone floors are waxed, while the hearth is left plain, giving the

impression of dry rocks protruding from a stream where glass meets stone walls, there is no metal frame; rather, the glass

is caulked directly to the stone Bedrooms are small, low ceilings, encourage people outward toward the

open social areas, decks, and outdoors active stream can be heard constantly throughout the house balconies are off main rooms giving a sense of the closeness of the

surroundingsDoes Bryan Station High School follow this type

of design? Why or why not?

David Pearson’s rules for organic architecture Let the design:

› be inspired by nature and be sustainable, healthy, conserving, and diverse.

› unfold, like an organism, from the seed within. › exist in the "continuous present" and "begin again

and again". › follow the flows and be flexible and adaptable. › satisfy social, physical, and spiritual needs. › "grow out of the site" and be unique. › celebrate the spirit of youth, play and surprise. › express the rhythm of music and the power of

dance.

Prairie Style› horizontal lines› flat or hipped roofs with broad overhanging

eaves› windows grouped in horizontal bands› integration with the landscape› solid construction› Ornamentation through repetition› horizontal lines related to the native prairie

landscape› Example: Robie House

1908-1909 Chicago, Illinois Prairie Style the buildings and their various components (e.g. doors,

windows, furniture, tapestries, etc.) owed their design influence to the landscape and plant life of the prairie of the United States.

low-proportioned, horizontal profile which gives it the appearance of spreading out on the flat prairie land

A chimney mass containing the house's four fireplaces rises through the center of the house acting as the anchor to which the house is designed around on all three levels

structural steel framing creates interior spaces that are absent of posts, walls, and obstructions

open flowing interiors symbolizes the openness of the American prairie

Why do horizontal lines best reflect the prairie?

Create your design for the Rosenberg Property› Things to keep in mind:

Function, Location, Materials, Environment, Surrounding Buildings

Requirements of Your Illustration› Your illustration must fill an entire sheet of computer. › Your building design must fill 75% of the paper; you

must show the surrounding buildings in order to illustrate how your building has appropriate scale/proportion.

› Your illustration must use color. › You have the rest of class to complete this desing.

Questions to Answer On the Back of the Sheet:› How will it be used AFTER the World Equestrian Games?› What is the best solution for those businesses that will

be closed down when construction begins?