FLW film questions P1
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- With what did FLW think architecture should be in harmony?
- Nature
- What 2 European countries did FLW visit when he abandoned his family?
- Berlin and Italy
- What kind of architecture did FLW like to see?
- That belonged and had grace than disgrace
- What did Wright say his "church" was?
- Nature
- What boast of FLW outraged his enemies and bewildered his friends?
- His genius
- What, according to FLW, happens when you build on top of a hill?
- You loose the hill
- What season do the colors in FLW's houses invoke?
- Harvest (Fall)
- How did FLW's engineering of this project pay off in 1923?
- It withstood the earthquake
- Who said that every spirit builds itself a house?
- William Cronon
- To fit Midwestern landscapes, FLW's houses were _______ rather than _____.
- Horizontal rather than vertical
- To what city did FLW go to start his architectural career?
- Chicago
- What did Wright say ordinary men needed?
- Can not live without rules
- What does Taliesin mean?
- Welsh for shining brow
- How did Philip Johnson react to FLW?
- a genius, he hated him, envy, contempt and misunderstanding
- What kind of person did Ms. Noel turn out to be?
- Violent, unstable, and addicted to morphine
- What architect hired the 20-year old FLW?
- Louis Sullivan
- What made FLW feel like a father?
- The buildings not his children
- What devastating event occurred at Taliesin?
- Butler burned down the house and killed everyone.
- What project did FLW complete in Japan?
- Monumental style hotel
- What building was FLW's first major commission?
- The Larkin Company (business building)
- What was FLW's view of being in debt?
- He was not worried about it
- To whom did FLW compare himself in the creation of that building?
- Leonardo De Vinci
- To what "deadly sin" did FLW confess?
- Having ideas
- How did FLW betray his employer's trust?
- He began secretly designing houses for wealthy customers
- What kind of architecture did FLW say we deserved?
- American
- Where (a suburban town) was Wright's home and base of operations for 2 decades?
- Oak Park
- FLW said there is relief from _______ in _______.
- Anguish in action
- What claim did Brendan Gill say that FLW made?
- He is the greatest architect in America
- Who taught FLW that a symphony is an edifice of sound?
- His Father
- How did FLW alienate his eldest son, Lloyd?
- Blamed him for everything that went wrong
- In whom Was FLW's mother bitterly disappointed?
- William Wright (her husband)
- What was the motto of FLW's mother's family?
- "Truth against the world"
- What must form follow?
- Function
- To what did FLW think a church should be a temple?
- Man
- What did Taliesin embody for FLW?
- Organic Architecture
- Why did FLW change his middle name?
- In honor of his mothers family
- Where did FLW go to college?
- University of Wisconsin
- What did FLW call his houses?
- Prairie Houses