e. At one point in his career,Wright would produce 135 buildings in ten years. Wright took a different approach toarchitecture by designing the furniture, light fixtures, and other things that were in thestructures that he made. He developed a unique type of architecture that was knownas the “Prairie” style. Dominated by the horizontal line, the style would make-up thetype of buildings designed in the 1900-1913 era of his career. Wright had two otherdistinctive styles and a period for each one of them, one being the Textile block(1917-1924) and the other the Usonian (1936-1959), which is the most familiar tomodern world.In 1909 Wright took off for Europe, once again leaving a stable life, with six children,a wife and a well established business. He traveled to Europe to seek greater fameand recognition. Wright did not stay long in Europe. He left in 1910 and returned toChicago and Wisconsin to start construction of his second home, Taliesin in 1911. Inthe year 1913 he got a contract for Midway Gardens in downtown Chicago, whichtoday exists only in drawings. In 1914, disaster struck Wright’s life when his mistress,two children and four of Wright’s leading workmen were murdered by a crazedservant. Taliesin was also burned to the ground. He would rebuild in the desertsouthwest. Wright soon left to Japan.WRIGHT’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN LIFEBy the time Frank Lloyd Wright died in 1959, he had produced architecture for morethan seventy years. Wright had changed many styles and set new standards. Hisorganic approach still influences many drafters of today. In the design of the house,he would use natural materials to blend the house into the setting. He manipulatedstone, brick, glass, wood, stucco, concrete, and copper in ways that had never beendone before. There are many amazing buildings designed by Wright. The amount seems almostuncountable. The Robie house is considered to be a masterpiece of Wright’s career...
