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Jan 23, 1998 · Frank Lloyd Wright: Directed by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick. With Edward Herrmann, Philip Bosco, Julie Harris, Sab Shimono. A biography of the life and work of the American architect.
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- Documentary, Biography, History
- Ken Burns, Lynn Novick
- 1998-01-23
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- Ennis House
- Marin County Civic Center
- Millard House
- Storer House
Frank Lloyd Wright designed Manhattan’siconic landmark in the Upper East Side in the mid-40s and the building was completed in 1959. The museum is famous for its interior which features a spiraling ramp that starts from the ground floor and reaches the uppermost floor. It is also known for its massive glass dome on top of a 92-foot-high atrium. Art...
Frank Lloyd Wright-designed the exotic Ennis House for Charles and Mabel Ennis in 1923 and built it in 1924. It is one of four houses that Wright built around the same time in Los Angeles California, known as the ‘textile blockhouses.In these houses, he used interlocking pre-cast concrete blocks, carrying Mayan-inspired patterns. The architectural ...
This civic center in San Rafael, Californiawas Frank Lloyd Wright’s last commission and largest public project. He was hired in 1957 to design the center that serves both Marin County and San Francisco, which has been recently linked to the county via the Golden Gate Bridge. Wright did not just design the building but also went through with every s...
This is the first of Wright’s four Textile blockhouses, built-in 1923-24 for rare-book dealer Alice Millard. The house marks Wright’s deviation from the famous Prairie style which characterized most of his houses before then. It introduces his new approach towards nature, in which he experimented with natural materials and built from the surroundin...
Here is another house from Wright’s four textile blockhouses. He built it on a Hollywood hillside location in 1923 for physician Dr. John Storer. Wright tried to fit the house within its natural context using patterned concrete blocks. Like the two other houses, the Store House design introduces Mayan revival elements. Its façade is characteristic ...
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- Lynn Novick, Ken Burns
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IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Frank Lloyd Wright was one of America's most famous architects who introduced his concept of "Organic architecture" and designed such landmarks as the Fallingwater and the Guggenheim Museum of Art. He was born Frank Lincoln Wright on June 8, 1867, in Richland Center, Wisconsin, USA, into a family of Welsh descent.
- January 1, 1
- Richland Center, Wisconsin, USA
- January 1, 1
- Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Frank Lloyd Wright tells the story of the greatest of all American architects. Wright was an authentic American genius, a man who believed he was destined to redesign the world, creating everything anew.
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Frank Lloyd Wright 1998 2h 26m Documentary List Reviews 88% Audience Score 500+ Ratings Filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick examine the architect's achievements, virtues and flaws.
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