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News and updates from the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
The 1941 Charles L. and Dorothy Manson property is on the market in Wausau, WI for $425,000. The home is an early example of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian designs, with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016 and is also a Historical Landmark for the City of Wausau.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Jun 19, 2020
The historic 1954 Charles F. Glore property, on the market for $2.3 million, is a Usonian home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright featuring awe-inspiring cathedral style windows in the living room.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Jun 17, 2020
Test yourself with this short family activity to see if you can create a home or structure entirely from just one piece of paper. Frank Lloyd Wright worked in a very self-defined style and now, like Wright, it’s your turn to build something unique with just a sheet of paper that reflects your creative style.
Earlier this year, two students in the historic preservation program at PennDesign, University of Pennsylvania’s Design School, conducted in-depth, on-site research on the historic preservation of Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home and desert laboratory in Scottsdale, Arizona. Here, Mónica P. Ortiz Cortés, Assoc. AIA, a native of Puerto Rico, shares some of her findings and insight from the experience.
Monica Cortes | Jun 15, 2020
This Virtual Classroom features a special video storytime reading of “Iggy Peck, Architect,” a children’s book by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by David Roberts.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Jun 10, 2020
Frank Lloyd Wright designed buildings for a variety of harsh environments. One of his top priorities for his buildings was to keep people safe. In this activity, your family will take part in an extreme design challenge. Like Wright, you’ll be tasked to design a home within a harsh environment while finding ways to keep your family safe in such an extreme place.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Jun 3, 2020
In 1932, Frank Lloyd Wright wrote the following article for Wisconsin Magazine in which he describes his feelings for the state he loved above all others (with Arizona coming in second) as well as his fascination with Wisconsin’s red barns and lack of “snobs.”
Frank Lloyd Wright | May 29, 2020
For a new summer Virtual Classroom project, we’ll learn about Frank Lloyd Wright’s Elements of Design while using a Magicplan 2D/3D floor plan app to redesign and recreate our spaces!
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | May 27, 2020
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation has collaborated with the Paradise Valley School District to create K-12 curriculum. This is the final 6th activity from that collaboration. For the Virtual Classroom’s Activity 6, kids will take what they have learned From Activities 1-5 to complete their final project—an artwork inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s renowned, colorful art glass.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | May 20, 2020
