American architect, interior designer, writer and educator
1867 CE
to 1959 CE
Frank Lloyd Wright (born Frank Lincoln Wright, June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) is an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designs more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works.
Wright believes in designing structures that are in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he calls organic architecture.
This philosophy is best exemplified by his design for Fallingwater (1935).
Wright is a leader of the Prairie School movement of architecture and develops the concept of the Usonian home, his unique vision for urban planning in the United States.
His work includes original and innovative examples of many different building types, including offices, churches, schools, skyscrapers, hotels, and museums.
Wright also designs many of the interior elements of his buildings, such as the furniture and stained glass.
Wright authors 20 books and many articles and is a popular lecturer in the United States and in Europe.
His colorful personal life often makes headlines, most notably for the 1914 fire and murders at his Taliesin studio.
Already well known during his lifetime, Wright is recognized in 1991 by the American Institute of Architects as "the greatest American architect of all time."
