Frank Lloyd Wright
Some sites to visit...
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, Arizona
Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust, Oak Park, Illinois
Save Wright: Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy
Park City Television's segment on Falling Water
Some video's:
Who is Frank Lloyd Wright? Video
Visit Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House in Hyde Park, Illinois
Learn About Prairie Style Architecture
Learn About Oak Park
Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust, Oak Park, Illinois
Save Wright: Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy
Park City Television's segment on Falling Water
Some video's:
Who is Frank Lloyd Wright? Video
Visit Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House in Hyde Park, Illinois
Learn About Prairie Style Architecture
Learn About Oak Park
Fallingwater, Bear Run, Pennsylvania
Fallingwater's official website
CBS News clip about Fallingwater, Bear Run, Pennsylvania
Park City Television 2006 clip about Fallingwater
CBS News clip about Fallingwater, Bear Run, Pennsylvania
Park City Television 2006 clip about Fallingwater
Who was Frank Lloyd Wright?
- On the Research and Explore page at Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust, at the bottom of the screen, click on and view Frank Lloyd Wright Biography.
- At Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, click on Wright on the Market. View the FLW houses for sale in Illinois.
- Then click on Home and Studio. Read About the Prairie Style.
- From Design Museum in London, England, a bio on Frank Lloyd Wright
What is an architect?
- Read Become an Architect! at e.how.com
- Go to the National Architectural Accrediting Board site. On the left, click on Architecture Programs. Then, click on NAAB Accredited Programs in Architecture to view a list of colleges in the US that offer accredited programs in architecture where you could earn a degree in architecture.
- Plan a house to build at House Plan Gallery
- Go to Architect Studio 3D to be an architect. Play around this site for a little while. Design a house and tour it.
Drawing in Perspective
- Drawing in One Point Perspective by Harold Olejarz
Comparing Victorian Style Homes with Prairie Style
A Contrast in Style: Compare a Victorian Home witha Prairie Style home
Victorian 1 -
Victorian 2 - Anne Byrd's Elgin Home
Victorian 3 -
Prairie Style 1 - The Robie House, Hyde Park, IL
Prairie Style 2 - Fallingwater, Bear Creek, PA
Prairie Style 3 - Mrs. Thomas Gale House, Oak Park, IL
The 1900 House - A PBS reality show
Victorian 1 -
Victorian 2 - Anne Byrd's Elgin Home
Victorian 3 -
Prairie Style 1 - The Robie House, Hyde Park, IL
Prairie Style 2 - Fallingwater, Bear Creek, PA
Prairie Style 3 - Mrs. Thomas Gale House, Oak Park, IL
The 1900 House - A PBS reality show
Preservation
Preserving Our Nations Historic Neighborhoods, Buildings, Homes and Sites from the National Trust
Why is it important to preserve the Robie House? from the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust
Why is it important to preserve the Robie House? from the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust
Some 3D animation
Fallingwater at vimeo.com
Assignments
- Photo's of the Robie House - Come see me for the handouts - photographs of the interior and exterior of the Robie House which illustrate one point and two point linear perspective . Draw in the orthogonal lines that go the vanishing point(s). Find and mark the vanishing point(s).
- Preserving Historic Buildings: Come see me for the packet.
- Think Like an Architect! Floor Plan Assignment and Rubric. Click here for graph paper if you need it.
Other famous architecture
- Philip Johnson's Glass House