Frank Lloyd Wright - Oak Park

Hi Creative People!!!!



I was just in Chicago last week and I had the opportunity to tour Frank Lloyd Wright's 1st House and Studio and the surrounding neighborhood in Oak Park. It was well worth the trip. I have seen other works by Frank Lloyd Wright but it was interesting to see a smaller scale and the interiors of his work. Some of my favorite features of the home were the set back Scottish fireplace and the tiled arch around it, the vaulted ceilings up in the children's playroom and upper bedrooms, the octagonal library room off the studio, the lighting fixtures in the studio and the dark cross beams, and lastly the casted men figures outside of the studio.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright_Home_and_Studio

While Wright lived in the home he worked for the architecture firm Adler & Sullivan from(1888-1893). It was here where he developed the "Prairie School" style. Design Features of this style usually include horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs with broad overhanging eaves, windows grouped in horizontal bands, integration with the landscape, solid construction, craftsmanship, and discipline in the use of ornament. Horizontal lines were thought to evoke and relate to the native prairie landscape.

Here is a link to the Prarie style which can be seen in a few homes nearby.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prairie_School

I highly recommend a visit if you are going to Chicago and I would also recommend you see the Robbie House on the University of Chicago campus.

Here is a link to both tours.
http://gowright.org/visit/

Be Inspired!
Ambra