One does not become a great architect solely through intellectual work, but rather through cultivating and enriching the heart.
The emergence of the artist’s individuality. The basic concept of that period is expressed through the attitudes of form follows function and less is more. Modernism was born.
The shift in the perception of art in the new, modern world resulted in the flourishing of new artistic movements. Function is the guiding idea, although some are more or less focused on ornamentation inspired by the modern age, technological achievements, and new materials. Soon, the question began to arise: Where is the human in all of this? Can function replace the beauty of ornamentation? Frank Lloyd Wright provided his answer to that question through the idea of organic architecture. Building on the architecture of American prairie houses, Wright developed this concept into a deeply philosophical architectural system, grounded on functionalism on one hand, and on the return of humans to nature and connection with it on the other.
Guggenheim Museum in New York
Wright’s buildings exude beauty, harmony, simplicity, naturalness, and freedom of spirit, all achieved through the use of the most modern technological advancements. unique touch. Podpuuu! Fallingwater je sjajno djelo Franka Lloyda Wrighta, koji je oduvijek bio poznat po svojoj inovativnoj ideji organske arhitekture. Ova kuća je savršen primjer toga. Saživljava se s prirodom i okruženjem na način koji je jedinstven i harmoničan. Kroz inteligentno planiranje prostora i pažljiv odabir materijala, Wright je uspio stvoriti kuću koja se stapa s pejzažom i gotovo izgleda kao da je prirodno nastala na tom mjestu. To je upravo ono što organska arhitektura nastoji postići – spojiti čovjeka s prirodom na način koji je suptilan i nenametljiv, ali istovremeno predivan i inspirativan. Fallingwater je pravi simbol spoja prirode, umjetnosti i arhitekture. The original appearance is preserved. Devoid of unnecessary decorations, the natural appearance of local materials from which it is built contributes to the impression of a strong connection with the landscape – as if it has always been there. Together, they revive the ideal harmony and beauty. By listening to the waterfall, a person becomes a participant – they are there, in nature, they are part of it. Throughout his life, Wright drew inspiration from nature. “Study nature, love nature, be close to it. It will never disappoint you.”
The “House of Waterfalls” breathes with the waterfall, sleeps with the forest, like a rock rising from the hill – the goal is achieved. Like Wright’s entire body of work, this house carries the idea of completeness that is achieved through the synthesis of a freely organized interior and the synthesis of the house itself with its surroundings. Like a tree, the house grows outward from its foundations (“roots”) through platforms, as if spreading its branches. For Wright, buildings are not objects in a space, but symbiotic elements of the landscape.
A house should never be built on a hill or anything. It must be a part of. Cherishing. Belonging to it. The hill and the house should coexist, happy with each other… A good building does not harm the landscape, but makes it more beautiful than it was before the construction of the building.
Wright’s drawing for the house of Ed and Evelyn Gordon
Every great architect is necessarily a great poet. He must be a good original interpreter of his time, his era.
Frank Lloyd Wright is more than an architect. He shaped the living space for the modern man, and the essence of that space is expressed through Wright’s genuine concern for the people who will live in it – the quality of space significantly affects the quality of people’s lives. In the end, who can articulate it better than the architect himself? “I would like a free architecture. I would like an architecture that belongs to the place on which it stands and that adds charm to the landscape instead of spoiling it.”