Frank Lloyd Wright

Aunt Nancy and Bob are back! Yesterday, we took a tour of Frank Lloyd Wrights' work in Oak Park. Frank Lloyd Wright was definitely one of the great American architects of the 20th century. He was a midwesterner, so the prairie influenced his designs: "the prairie has a beauty of its own and we should recognize and accentuate this natural beauty, its quiet level. Hence, gently sloping roofs, low proportions, quiet sky lines, suppressed heavy-set chimneys and sheltering overhangs, low terraces and out-reaching walls sequestering private gardens." He and his buddies practically reinvented american residential architecture. His houses really look as if he thought of everything...maybe because he was also into interior design. I'd love to see the inside of one of these multi-million dollar places, but ours was a self-given tour (free) so it basically involved a map of his houses, the cold wind, and sketchily peeking into windows.

Aunt Nancy is ready to explore.

It was cold.

A huge piece of art.

There were tiny sections of stained glass scattered across the windows. I love it.

The details.

One of our favorites.

So cool.

I couple needed some work done.

"What is that." - my mother.