Modern Mag May 2014 | Page 28

  Have you ever been walking somewhere and see a house that just didn't go with the rest of the houses. Well that style houses was the start, of a new design that changed how people lived forever. From 1886-1968 Frank Lloyd Wright used his houses to show people the new and upcoming modernistic way of life. He used a Bauhaus theme through most of his famous buildings, for example Falling water in Pennsylvania used concrete and glass to make a very boxy yet free flowing house. He used many architectural styles but his most recognized styles were Bauhaus, and Prairie style. He displayed modernism throughout all of his works. One example is Falling water; he used concrete to make a Bauhaus structure. He made the house more edged and more elongated; this made it more open but still cozy. When he designed the house he had the idea of being more modern and less victorious. Wright wanted to use this property to be very free flowing; the river that ran through the property gave him that chance. Wright used the river to make the house seem more in nature rather than just be a concrete house. He incorporated a staircase that led down from the patio to the river where you could put your feet in the water. Also to make it feel more nature like he used the stone that juts out of the hill and used it in the house as a wall or a table.