FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

PERHAPS A SLIGHTLY OBVIOUS CHOICE, BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME NOT TO INCLUDE F.L.W ON THIS BLOG, AS HIS WORK IS SO PHENOMENAL.

FALLINGWATER

CONSTRUCTED: 1934-37

THE BUILDING WAS DESIGNED SO THAT YOU COULD HEAR THE WATERFALL FROM INSIDE BUT THE FALLS WERE ONLY VISIBLE FROM THE BALCONY ON THE TOP FLOOR.

ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE

ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE WAS A THEORY FORMED BY F.L.W THAT CENTRED AROUND DESIGNING BUILDINGS THAT FITTED SEAMLESSLY WITH NATURE. SO THAT THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN ONE AND THE OTHER BECAME BLURRED.

THE CONCEPT STRETCHES FURTHER THAN THIS, AS IN THE CASE OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S FALLINGWATER HOUSE. NOT ONLY IS THE BUILDING AND ITS SURROUNDINGS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED BUT ALSO EVERYTHING WITHIN THE BUILDING WITH REPEATING MOTIFS REFLECTING THE GEOMETRY FOUND IN THE NATURAL WORLD. IT ALSO INCLUDES THE SPECIFIC DESIGN OF CHAIRS, TABLES, WINDOWS ETC TO FORM A COMPLETE COHESION WITH THE BUILDING AS A WHOLE.

EXAMPLES OF F.L.W'S INTERIOR DESIGNS:

THE HUSSER TABLE

BARREL CHAIR

WINDOWS

THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE, NOT DESIGNED BY F.L.W: