Frank Lloyd Wright Accomplishments

The early life of Frank Lloyd Wright began when he was born June 8, 1867, in Richland Center, Wisconsin. He was born to a mother, Anna Lloyd Jones, who was a teacher from a large family who had settled in Spring Green, Wisconsin, where Wright built his famous home, Taliesin. Wright’s father, William Carey Wright, was a preacher and a musician. Wright's family moved a lot when living in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Iowa before settling in Madison, Wisconsin, when Frank Lloyd Wright was 12 years old. During the summer, he remained with his mother's family in Spring Green. Wright fell in love with the Wisconsin landscape while there, which led to his eloquent style of architecture. The rest of his life involved trips around the world, several

During this year, the Japanese Emperor commissioned Wright to design the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. He spent the next seven years on this extraordinary structure, that Wright claimed was "earthquake proof." One year after it was finished, the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 devastated the city and tested the architect's claim. Wright's Imperial Hotel was the city's only large structure to survive the earthquake intact. This was, indeed, a significant achievement to Wright and his architecture. Another achievement he composed are works of literature. Wright dedicated himself to writing and teaching in 1932 during the Great Depression. He published two books known as, An Autobiography and The Disappearing City, both of which have become cornerstones of architectural literature. That same year he founded the Taliesin Fellowship. The fellowship is an architectural school based out of his own home. Five years later, they began work on "Taliesin West," which is a residence and studio in Arizona that housed the Taliesin Fellowship during the winter months. Another architectural accomplishment is the 16 year creation of a project that involved the designing of the Guggenheim Museum of modern and contemporary art in New York City. It is known as one of the finest buildings in New York City. In respect of all these significant creations Wright created, he also achieved several awards on his