Tiny Panda Quotes
Quotes by Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) was an American architect, designer, and visionary whose innovative approach to architecture transformed the built environment. Born in Richland Center, Wisconsin, he became known for his philosophy of organic architecture, harmonizing structures with their surroundings. Wright's iconic works, including the Guggenheim Museum in New York and Fallingwater in Pennsylvania, reflect his commitment to blending nature and design. His enduring legacy continues to inspire architects and designers, making him a pivotal figure in the realm of modern architecture.
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"The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own we have no soul of our own civilization."
Frank Lloyd Wright
"The architect should strive continually to simplify; the ensemble of the rooms should then be carefully considered that comfort and utility may go hand in hand with beauty."
Frank Lloyd Wright"Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral."
Frank Lloyd Wright
"The present is the ever moving shadow that divides yesterday from tomorrow. In that lies hope."
Frank Lloyd Wright
"A free America... means just this: individual freedom for all, rich or poor, or else this system of government we call democracy is only an expedient to enslave man to the machine and make him like it."
Frank Lloyd Wright
"Organic buildings are the strength and lightness of the spiders' spinning, buildings qualified by light, bred by native character to environment, married to the ground."
Frank Lloyd Wright
"Every great architect is - necessarily - a great poet. He must be a great original interpreter of his time, his day, his age."
Frank Lloyd Wright"A man is a fool if he drinks before he reaches the age of 50, and a fool if he doesn't afterward."
Frank Lloyd Wright
"Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change."
Frank Lloyd Wright