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Frank Lloyd Wright, born on June 8, 1867, and died on April 9, 1959, was a renowned American architect, often hailed as the father of modern architecture. Known for his unique architectural style and design philosophy, Wright emphasized the harmony between nature and architecture, which had a profound impact on the architectural world.

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“A vital difference between the professional man and a man of business is that money making to the professional man should, by virtue of his assumption, be incidental; to the businessman it is primary. Money has its limitations; while it may buy quantity, there is something beyond it and that is quality.”

Men Should May Differences Quality Virtue Primaries Limitation Making Money Assumption Quantity Consumerism Businessman Overconsumption

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“We should learn from the snail: it has devised a home that is both exquisite and functional.”

Should Home Exquisite Snail

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“No house should ever be on any hill... It should be of the hill.”

Should House Hills

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“Why should architecture or objects of art in the machine age, just because they are made by machines, have to resemble machinery?”

Should Art Made Age Objects Machines Architecture Machinery

Book:An American architecture

Source: An American architecture

“Form follows function - that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union.”

Should Has Beens Spiritual Form Design Function Unions Designer Architect Misunderstood Interior Design Usability Functionality Inspirational Design Design Inspiration Product Design Beautiful Design Architectural Design

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“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.”

Should May Hands Artist Rooms Design Comfort Experience Strive Architect Utility Hand In Hand Simplify Ensemble

Book:Frank Lloyd Wright: The Complete 1925

Source: Frank Lloyd Wright: The Complete 1925

“No house should ever be on a hill or on anything. It should be of the hill. Belonging to it. Hill and house should live together each the happier for the other.”

Should Together Artist House Hills Belonging Architect Farewell Being Together

Book:Frank Lloyd Wright: An Autobiography

Source: Frank Lloyd Wright: An Autobiography

“The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his client to plant vines - so they should go as far as possible from home to build their first buildings.”

Should Firsts Home Artist Mistake Building Sweet Plant Architect Clients Physicians Tranquility Grandchildren Advise Vines

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“An expert is a man who has stopped thinking. Why should he think? He is an expert.”

Thinking Men Inspirational Should Work Experts

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“We should have a system of economics that is structure that is organic tools. We do not have it. We are all hanging by our eyebrows from skyhooks economically, just as we are architecturally.”

Should Economics Tools Should Have Structure Architect Eyebrows

Book:Truth Against the World: Frank Lloyd Wright Speaks for an Organic Architecture

Source: Truth Against the World: Frank Lloyd Wright Speaks for an Organic Architecture

“A building should appear to grow easily from its site and be shaped to harmonize with its surroundings if Nature is manifest there.”

Ifs Should Grows Building Manifest Site Surroundings

Book:Frank Lloyd Wright: The Complete 1925

Source: Frank Lloyd Wright: The Complete 1925

“I could list of dozens things my fiancee does that annoys me and I'm sure he could list off hundreds of things about me but the fact is that even through all that we love each other. We love each other in spite of our flaws and despite all the things we do that should make us hate each other we still continue to fall deeper in love. Sometimes we want to hate each other but for two people who are truly in love it simply isn't possible. Not even a little but, not even at all.”

People Want Should Littles Doe Stills Two Sometimes Facts Hate Fall Deeper Lists Despite Spite Flaws Annoying Dozen Romantic Love Love Each Other Fiancee

Author:Frank Lloyd Wright

About the Author

Born: June 8, 1867
Died: April 9, 1959
Known for: Architect
Quotes: 218

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1949-1959Related source material

Frank Lloyd Wright on architecture: selected writings 1894-1940Related source material

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