Frank Wright, business man with a Welsh connection!
Frank Wright
Highly influential American architect. Best known for 'Falling Water' (house for Edgar J. Kaufmann) and the Guggenheim Museum, New York.Connection: Of Welsh descent on mothers side.
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frank lloyd wright the american architect frank lloyd wright (1867-1959) exerted unique influence on the architecture of the first half of this century. this volume presents the whole range of frank lloyd wright's extraordinarily prolific output and shows clearly how his view of the world was a common factor throughout the rich diversity of his oeuvre. from his early prairie houses to the guggenheim museum in new york, frank lloyd wright saw man as the focal point of an architecture closely bound up with nature.  click for availability! |
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comment by:GuggenheimGuggenheim Museum, New York (the building Will Smith races to the roof of chasing the 'blinking' alien in Men in Black).
comment by:theWrightStuffWelsh connection was also mentioned in the daily tour given at the Institute he founded in Arizona, USA.
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fallingwater: frank lloyd wright's romance with nature gain insight into the motives of one of the world's greatest architechs! click for availability! |
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wright-sized houses wright-sized houses: frank lloyd wright's solutions for making small houses feel big. this text looks specifically at frank lloyd wright's small houses and his ingenious take on making the most of small spaces. it presents a wealth of ideas for how to build or renovate a house to make it feel more spacious than would seem possible. for readers looking for tips on making a small house feel big, as well as for fans of wright's work of all kinds, this volume is a refreshing window into the achievements of this architect. click for availability! |
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link by: EdWelsh
Lloyd Wright family page
information on the family descent