epted and commended long before it was, when actually in the era that he lived the people were not looking for innovative new ideas that he was designing them. Also, Wright was designing houses that were too expensive for people during the depression causing him to resort to more conventional, inexpensive housing. Some major successes that the author really highlights are the Imperial Hotel in Japan, Wrights job at Adler and Sullivan, the school that Wright started for young architects and the Solomon Guggenheim museum in New York City. Some major failures that the author writes about are Wrights failed marriages and houses that he designed but were never built. The author doesnt go into much detail about either of these topics. The author focuses mostly on Wrights major successes in life such as the Imperial Hotel, the Guggenheim Museum and the apprentice school that he started. A former teacher, Aylesa Forsee wrote Frank Lloyd Wright: A Rebel in Concrete because she wanted to challenge the minds of teenagers, and so that they would have a role model who followed his dreams. InterviewQWhy did you want to be an architect?During my research I encountered many different stories of his life and I would like to know the real story. QWhy did you rebuild Taliesin II after the first had burned down, and with almost the same building designs? This has been bothering me since I first read the book. If he lost so many people and things of sentimental value why would you rebuild something with almost the exact same design?QWhat advice would you give to aspiring young artists?He was a stubborn man who was very determined in bringing about a revolution of architecture, I would really like to know what kept him going after all of the set backs.QIf you could do one thing differently what would it be?He did so many things that I would have regretted, maybe he would have been more or less lenient when designing a house, or built it more to t...
