After the "wow" factor had its time to work, I actually began to think about the FLW buildings a little more. Then it dawned on me; I have seen one of these before. I realized that the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum was from a movie produced not too long ago. After a quick google search, I came to find that it was featured in The International. As I recall, the movie was a bit of a let-down, except for one pretty sweet shootout scene that took place in Mr. Wright's creation.
This building, so very much unlike Fallingwater, shows just how versatile FLW really is. It takes skill in order to be able to create a style of building such as Fallingwater, but it takes an extremely talented person to be able to have one style, and then to be able to completely put on a different hat and create something so unlike his other works.
Frank Lloyd Wright has the ability to captivate those who view his works. Just now, as I wrote this blog, a friend walked up, stopped, and said "Man, that's a cool building!" while she indicated the bottom right picture on page 93. Frank Lloyd Wright chose to stand out with this creation, while other times he chooses to blend in.
Here is a link to the scene, but I warn it is quite gruesome, and your mother may not approve of the language.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyaAuRYNuS0
The architecture of the building can been seen more towards the end of the scene, starting around 6 minutes.
I too am amazed at the architectural genius of Frank Lloyd Wright. And I definitely just watched The International last week. I slept through part of it, but I was awake for that scene and thought that was a cool building. Thanks for pointing out who the architect behind it was! The inside is just as decorative and original as the outside.
ReplyDeleteThe Guggenheim Museum is really neat. What I find most interesting is that Frank Lloyd Wright is known for making his architecture blend in with the surroundings and the Guggenheim Museum does the complete opposite. In the picture on page 93 the museum is built totally different than the surrounding buildings. Maybe this is what he meant to do in this setting because in the city every building looks the same and you need one to stand out.
ReplyDeleteI totally get what you mean when you say the "wow" factor. Really, what else can you possibly say when you’re confronted with a structure that so completely disregards all normal shapes and forms? Personally, I love Frank Lloyd Wright. I think that the way he could design a building that fulfils its purpose without disrupting the flow of the land. His designs are almost organic, you know? It seems that they are some sort of distressed and abnormal tree, but still a part of the land that needs to be there. FLW had amazing talent to be able to create such places.
ReplyDeleteEver since the first time Frank Lloyd Wright was mentioned in our book, I've been so impressed with his architecture! I loved the Fallingwater house, and each of his designs shown after that equally intrigued me. As you mentioned, his versatility just makes him even more impressive. I would love to personally see one of the buildings he created someday--I have a feeling the pictures don't even come close to doing them justice.
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