Instructor: Rob W. Sovinski, Professor of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University
Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the most compelling figures of the twentieth century. He was a visionary and an architectural genius. From a very early age he believed he was destined to reshape the world. Yet he was often shunned by the architectural establishment. Wright designed over one thousand buildings, including the Guggenheim Museum, the Johnson Wax Building, Fallingwater, Unity Temple and Taliesin.
This course will follow two parallel tracks. We will explore his most significant works of architecture, linking them to concurrent stylistic and cultural contexts in America. We will also delve into the design tenets and theories that guided his mind and his hand in the creation of his architecture.
The two significant words in the course title are "introduction" and "architecture". This course will serve as an introductory springboard to your lifelong pursuit of understanding the genius of Frank Lloyd Wright. It will provide the student with entry into the complex world of his architecture. This course will focus on that architecture and will not dwell on his personal life...the tragedies and the foibles that marked his life and career.
GRADE DISTRIBUTION
Mid Term Examination: 35%
Final Examination: 35%
Project Report: 30%
REQUIRED RESOURCES
The required textbook for LA 266 is:
Thomas A. Heinz
Available in local bookstores and/or at
FIELD TRIP
Students enrolled in this course will have the opportunity to visit the John and Catharine Christian residence (Samara), completed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956.
The date for the field trip is Friday, April 14, 2006. We will meet at the site at 1:45. Photography of both the interior and exterior is allowed.
The Vision of FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
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Map to Samara