| | '''Frank Lloyd Wright''' (b. June 8, 1867, Richland Center, [[Wisconsin]] - 1959) was the greatest [[American]] [[architect]], uniquely original in his work. In a career that spanned a half-century, he designed approximately 1,100 skyscrapers, hotels, homes, museums, and churches, and more than 500 of these designs were actually built.<ref>https://www.kcur.org/post/7-frank-lloyd-wright-buildings-kansas-and-missouri</ref> His early career was studded with commercial projects, but he did not always please builders. While he fell upon hard times he turned to designing houses for wealthy people in the greater [[Chicago]] area. In the third phase of his career, he was once again welcomed as the genius he was, and added greatly to the vocabulary of modern American architecture. His work was primarily in the [[Midwest]] and West,<ref name="Works">https://www.thoughtco.com/architecture-by-frank-lloyd-wright-3573373</ref> and did not care as much for [[New York City]] where his brilliant [[Guggenheim Museum]] (and a home on [[Staten Island]]) opened after his death.<ref>https://forgotten-ny.com/2013/12/frank-lloyd-wright-in-great-neck/</ref> | | '''Frank Lloyd Wright''' (b. June 8, 1867, Richland Center, [[Wisconsin]] - 1959) was the greatest [[American]] [[architect]], uniquely original in his work. In a career that spanned a half-century, he designed approximately 1,100 skyscrapers, hotels, homes, museums, and churches, and more than 500 of these designs were actually built.<ref>https://www.kcur.org/post/7-frank-lloyd-wright-buildings-kansas-and-missouri</ref> His early career was studded with commercial projects, but he did not always please builders. While he fell upon hard times he turned to designing houses for wealthy people in the greater [[Chicago]] area. In the third phase of his career, he was once again welcomed as the genius he was, and added greatly to the vocabulary of modern American architecture. His work was primarily in the [[Midwest]] and West,<ref name="Works">https://www.thoughtco.com/architecture-by-frank-lloyd-wright-3573373</ref> and did not care as much for [[New York City]] where his brilliant [[Guggenheim Museum]] (and a home on [[Staten Island]]) opened after his death.<ref>https://forgotten-ny.com/2013/12/frank-lloyd-wright-in-great-neck/</ref> |
| − | Wright's buildings have been featured in movies, most notably his "Ennis House" in [[Los Angeles]] which provided a location for filming “Blade Runner,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Rush Hour,” and “The Karate Kid Part III.”<ref>https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/story/2019-10-25/frank-lloyd-wrights-iconic-ennis-house-sells-for-18-million</ref> | + | Wright's buildings have been featured in movies, most notably his Maya Revival "Ennis House" in [[Los Angeles]] which provided a location for filming “Blade Runner,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Rush Hour,” and “The Karate Kid Part III.”<ref>https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/story/2019-10-25/frank-lloyd-wrights-iconic-ennis-house-sells-for-18-million</ref> Some consider Wright's influence to have continuing "[[infinity|infinite]] relevance."<ref>https://franklloydwright.org/a-step-ahead-frank-lloyd-wrights-infinite-relevance/</ref> |
| | Early in his career, Wright declined an employer's luxurious invitation to learn architecture in [[Europe]], which nearly everyone else would have grabbed. | | Early in his career, Wright declined an employer's luxurious invitation to learn architecture in [[Europe]], which nearly everyone else would have grabbed. |