houses and the Usonian houses, but none seemed to follow a common pattern. His architecture sought to create something fully expressive of the American spirit, free of imported convention and values (Burns 9). Wright’s career was extravagant, spanning over more than 70 years. He led an extremely productive life, and aside from architecture he was an extravagant raconteur, wrote twenty books and countless articles, and lectured throughout the United States and Europe. His designs revolutionized the art of architecture. Historian William Cronan, to describe the legacy of Mr. Wright, said “…There is no American architect who has ever lived who has done as much to touch the world, who has done as much to realize his vision of what a perfect architecture might be… (PBS Online 1).” Wright died in 1959, and he left behind a great legacy. His works are still considered modern today, even thought it is almost 50 years after his death. So, as Simon and Garfunkel sing, “Architects may come, and architects may go…”, but there will never be another architect like Frank Lloyd Wright....
