Lego imperial hotel - 21017 Instruction Manual
Arguably America’s greatest architect and among the
world’s most gifted, Frank Lloyd Wright was also a man
of boundless energy. In a career that spanned over 74
years, he designed more than 900 works – including
houses, offices, churches, schools, libraries, bridges,
museums and many other building types. Of that total,
over 500 resulted in completed works. Today, over 400
of these buildings still remain.
of boundless energy. In a career that spanned over 74
years, he designed more than 900 works – including
houses, offices, churches, schools, libraries, bridges,
museums and many other building types. Of that total,
over 500 resulted in completed works. Today, over 400
of these buildings still remain.
Wright’s creative mind was not only confined to
architecture. He also designed furniture, fabrics, art
glass, lamps, dinnerware, silver, linens and graphic
arts. In addition, he was a prolific writer, an educator
and a philosopher. He authored twenty books and
countless articles, lectured throughout the United
States and in Europe.
architecture. He also designed furniture, fabrics, art
glass, lamps, dinnerware, silver, linens and graphic
arts. In addition, he was a prolific writer, an educator
and a philosopher. He authored twenty books and
countless articles, lectured throughout the United
States and in Europe.
Wright was born in 1867, in the rural farming town of
Richland Center, Wisconsin, just two years after the
Richland Center, Wisconsin, just two years after the
American Civil War ended and passed away at the age
of 91 in 1959. While there is evidence of Wright attending
both high school and the University of Wisconsin-
Madison, there is no record of him graduating from
either. In 1887 Wright moved to Chicago and by the
early 1890s he was already head draftsman at the
architectural firm of Adler & Sullivan.
both high school and the University of Wisconsin-
Madison, there is no record of him graduating from
either. In 1887 Wright moved to Chicago and by the
early 1890s he was already head draftsman at the
architectural firm of Adler & Sullivan.
As an architect and artist Wright was both intrigued
and inspired by the Far East, and especially Japan. He
would eventually design and complete six buildings in
the country, the most famous being the Imperial Hotel
Wright was recognized as a brilliant architect by his
peers and continues to be revered today. No other
architecture took greater advantage of setting and
environment. No other architect glorified the sense
of “shelter” as did Frank Lloyd Wright. As he famously
stated: “a building is not just a place to be. It is a way
to be.
the country, the most famous being the Imperial Hotel
Wright was recognized as a brilliant architect by his
peers and continues to be revered today. No other
architecture took greater advantage of setting and
environment. No other architect glorified the sense
of “shelter” as did Frank Lloyd Wright. As he famously
stated: “a building is not just a place to be. It is a way
to be.
間違いなくアメリカで最も偉大であり、世界的にも最も才能
豊かな建築家であるフランク・ロイド・ライトは、みなぎる情
熱の持ち主でもありました。74年以上にわたるキャリアの中
で900以上の作品を残し、住宅、オフィス、教会、学校、図書
館、橋、美術館など、あらゆる建物の設計にたずさわりました。
その内の500以上は実際に完成しました。そして今日、実に
400以上の建物がその姿を残しています。
ライトの創造性は建築に限ったことではありませんでした。家
具、織物、工芸グラス、ランプ、食器、銀製品、リネン、グラフッ
About the architect
建築家について
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