Frank Lloyd Wright

(1867-1959)

American architect, born in Richland Center, Wisconsin. He studied civil engineering at Wisconsin University, but the collapse of a newly-built wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol caused him to apply engineering principles to architecture. After setting up in practice in Chicago he became known for low-built prairie-style bungalows like Robie House.

Works

• Falling Water, Mill Run, Pennsylvania (1936)
• Florida Southern College, Florida (1940)
• The Guggenheim Museum of Art, New York (1942-1959).
• The Imperial Hotel, Tokyo (1916-20).
• Johnson Wax Factory, Racine, Wisconsin (1936)
• Larkin Building, Buffalo (1904)
• Roble House, Chicago (1908)