Blog | Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

The Form and Function of Science Fiction

Science fiction and architecture are both practices that imagine—and critique—new worlds. Frank Lloyd Wright’s work was both a critique of the way we build and a projection about how our built world could change. Wright wasn’t just designing a new built environment, his work was always also addressing the political and economic architecture of future societies. Some particular examples of the way in which his projects have been used in science fiction show the complicated relationship between his social and spatial imaginations.

Fred Scharmen | Nov 15, 2019

Fox 10: Taking a Look at Taliesin West and its Unique Spot in Architectural History

In their Drone Zone segment, Fox 10 featured Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home in Scottsdale, Arizona. Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Vice President of Communication & Partnerships Jeff Goodman explains the architectural significance of the desert camp.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Nov 14, 2019

Make Your Own Origami Cube: An Introduction to Architecture 101

The cube is an essential building block of architecture when it comes to understanding the built environment. In this hands-on activity we blend the geometric forms Frank Lloyd Wright was inspired by with the Japanese art of paper folding.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Nov 13, 2019

Eight Frank Lloyd Wright Sites Inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List

The inscription of a collection of eight Frank Lloyd Wright-designed buildings marks the first modern architecture designation on the UNESCO World Heritage List in the United States.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Jul 7, 2019

Learning by Doing Part 5 – The Whole is to the Part as the Part is to the Whole

In the final part of her learning by doing series, Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation 2018-2019 Graphic Design Fellow Meagan Vanderhill reflects on the process and dissects what she learned from applying Wright’s principles to her life.

Meagan Vanderhill | Nov 12, 2019

Architecture in Motion: The Gordon Strong Automobile Objective

In the fall of 1924, Chicago businessman Gordon Strong commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to design a resort facility for the summit of Sugarloaf Mountain, Maryland, Strong’s rural estate near Washington, D.C. Referred to by client and architect as an “automobile objective,” the structure was to attract the large motoring public which had evolved in post-World War I America. Wright’s design was one of the most striking of his career. Inside it contained a huge domed planetarium; outside it resembled a circular ziggurat, with concrete automobile ramps spiraling up to the top and back down again.

Mark Reinberger | Nov 4, 2019

“I believe a house is more a home by being a work of Art.”

— Frank Lloyd Wright

Preservation of Taliesin West Board Room Completed

In the third and final part of this series, Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Taliesin West Preservation Manager Emily Butler reflects on the process of preserving Taliesin West’s Board Room, and discusses some of the finishing touches that helped bring the space to its former glory.

Emily Butler | Nov 1, 2019