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Frank Lloyd Wright

フランク・ロイド・ライト　/　ふらんく・ろいど・らいと

American architect

June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959　・　Richland Center, Wisconsin, United States

Wisconsin
architect
urban planner
writer

My Take

Frank Lloyd Wright sits, for me, in a rarefied tier where the word "architect" feels too small. More than a thousand structures across seventy years is staggering output, but it is his philosophy that endures: buildings that argue with nature lose, buildings that converse with it win. Fallingwater and the low horizontal lines of the Prairie School still feel radical because they refuse to dominate their surroundings. He also exported ideas, not just buildings, mentoring hundreds through the Taliesin Fellowship. Working into his nineties, he embodied a creative stubbornness I find genuinely inspiring rather than merely impressive.

Overview

Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years. Wright played a key role in the architectural movements of the twentieth century, influencing architects worldwide through his works and mentoring hundreds of apprentices in his Taliesin Fellowship.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Frank Lloyd Wright
Name (Japanese): フランク・ロイド・ライト
Reading: ふらんく・ろいど・らいと
Born: June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Rabbit
Origin: Richland Center, Wisconsin, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: architect / urban planner / writer / designer / printseller

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Madison Central High School
University: University of Wisconsin–Madison

Awards & achievements

1941 Royal Gold Medal
1953 Frank P. Brown Medal

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role
Notable work	Emil Bach House	—
Notable work	Pettit Memorial Chapel	—
Notable work	Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church	—
Notable work	A. D. German Warehouse	—
Notable work	Fallingwater	—
Notable work	Prairie School architecture	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88

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