Short frank lloyd wright biography of architecture

(1867-1959)

Who Was Frank Lloyd Wright?

Frank Lloyd Wright was an architect and writer whose distinct style helped him become one of the biggest forces in American architecture.

After college, he became chief assistant to architect Louis Sullivan. Wright then founded his own firm and developed a style known as the Prairie School, which strove for an "organic architecture" in designs for homes and commercial buildings.

Short frank lloyd wright biography of architecture

Over his career, he created numerous iconic buildings around the world.

Early Life

Wright was born on June 8, 1867, in Richland Center, Wisconsin. His mother, Anna Lloyd Jones, was a teacher from a large Welsh family who had settled in Spring Green, Wisconsin, where Wright later built his famous home, Taliesin.

His father, William Carey Wright, was a preacher and a musician.

Wright's family moved frequently during his early years, living in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Iowa before settling in Madison, Wisconsin, when Wright wa