Wright, Frank Lloyd

Donald Hoffman, Frank Wright’s Falling Water;Donald Hoffman Robie House.Wright began rebuilding Taliesin soon afterward.Those who came to study with Wright at Taliesin also helped farm the land.Wright also supported himself by lecturing and writing.Wright avoided anything that might be called a personal style.The cross, or a variation of it, was Wright's favorite plan of this period.Wright's innovative designs and use of materials often drew controversy.Wright's legacy consists of more than 1,000 designs, nearly half of which were built.However, both the man and his work were controversial during his lifetime.His father, a musician, abandoned the family in 1885.