A Conversation with Frank Lloyd Wright (1953)
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2019
- Filmed in several locations, this 1953 interview features the icon of 20th-century architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright, in discussions of his life, work, and philosophy.
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Wright divulges two of his earliest influences, one logical (Louis Sullivan) and the other somewhat surprising (his mother). The house in Oak Park is shown and discussed, as is the Fallingwater house and Wright’s homes-Taliesin in Wisconsin and Taliesin West in California. A rural church that Wright designed is discussed as are interiors and exteriors of the Johnson Factory Building. Exploring his public persona, the architect makes no apology for choosing honest arrogance over hypocritical humility. He claims his greatest achievement will always be his next design.
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Is anyone aware if he ever made peace with his first wife or the six children that Wright abandoned? Frank Lloyd Wright reminds me of other (in)famously known people who are/were intelligent and talented who, much to the chagrin of the family members who suffered as a result, _`couldn't keep it in their pants`..._
Watching this reminds me just how important it is to hear or read the actual thoughts and comments from the actual source instead of relying on the interpretations of writers and reporters who frequently have a bias or at best simply an inability to accurately transmit those thoughts and comments. Wright was a remarkable person! Thanks for sharing.
That’s right! The rest is gossip. 😊
True that, I was surprised today seeing this, after hearing all the negativity about him…
My journalist father Roy Vogelman was honored with a banquet in which Mr. Wright happily embarrassed dad by describing why he was known as the Voice of Wisconsin! Dad was quite sensitive and 8:13 wanted to sink into his seat; dad had some high class fans
but none of them ever celebrated his career in quite such a way!
Once, when Oscar Levant was having his
series of
breakdowns, Mr. Wright sent Oscar a telegram saying “Some folks like vanilla; but as for me, man oh man, give me Chopin!” Oscar cherished it!
Mr. Wright was a genius on the level of all the great artists! He was a wonderful man ; when he was dying, he had an event honoring Wisconsinites he admired and my journalist father was one of them! He embarrassed the hell out of dad for about 45 minutes and dad had been well and truly honored! Mother was in the dog house with Mr. Wright who was most annoyed mother had left the new baby with the grandparents and Svetlana had hired a baby sitter! She wanted the baby to be able to say he had been there for historical reasons! Also, I think she looked forward to playing with the baby!
I meant Mrs. Wright wanted mother to bring the baby! I am having a problem with the iPhone!
This half hour was too short.
What a true genius.
"If you build on top of the hill, you lose the hill."
"The box is a facsist symbol and I sought to destroy it" - What a genius
Honest arrogance in preference to superficial humility - this was such an insight into the character of this great man who initially seems remote, aloof and formidable. He gently reveals a twinkle in his eye and an appropriate glimpse into his inner life. In a time when we’ve seen such flagrant and baseless self aggrandisement take hold, it’s so refreshing to be reminded what old fashioned dignity looks like.
....It's mutually agreed...His Architectural and artistic gifts synergized with his natural intellectual ability to comprehend geometry on a golden ratio and it mutually complimented his cool old-fashioned elegance as he spoke so smoothly & assertive making his conversations flow like poetry coupled with fine art bursting with color & light!... Mr. Wright was indeed... Our own
"Shining Brow"....Shalom
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why ayn rand used him as the model for an ideal man
Yes--well said!
>>>hypocritical humility...
Wright lectured at Cornell when I was a freshman, a year before this film; we architecture students were privledged to meet him at a reception afterwards; it was a life changing moment; his was a powerfull, magnetic presence that was clearly evident in his work that i've visited; he was the Beethoven of architecture - a giant that comes along every thousand years or so.. Great interview i've never seen because we did not get a TV set until years later.
That really must have been an unforgettable day. You are so right, (Wright), truly a once in a lifetime master.
I hope you are healthy and well at your old age.
@@nealingtypeshi me too
Wow, if my math is accurate, you must be around 90. The profession has changed so much
He is a gem: the wisdom of Socrates, the practicality of Archimedes, the aesthetics and ideology of America and the humor of Twain. Unmatched in his field.
I couldn't agree with you more. Wright's architecture and jazz music are the two great gifts from USA to the world's cultural heritage. Not long ago I was walking around the First Christian Church in Phoenix, looking at the amazing details, enjoying my secret conversations with The Master...
What a true delight to hear his voice and see a glimpse his mind at work!
He's a sorcerer. Even his black triangle, the eye of providence, is his occult message.
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@@robtennapel78 I'm sure Julian Carlton's victims were so excited for "more more." 👹😰
@@pikespeak361 What are you talking about?
I'm astonished at how composed, well-spoken and witty he is. He is not just a great architect but a great orator and storyteller. He does not need to pause and hem and haw, his words are delivered as beautifully as his structures.
He's a poet with a beautiful mind
16:00 "An idea conceived early in my work was that the box [in architecture] was a fascist symbol, and the architecture of freedom and democracy needed something besides the box. So, I started out to destroy the box as a building. The corner window came in... [to ensure] the destruction of the box. The light came in where it had never come before.... You had screens instead of walls. The walls vanished as walls, and the box vanished as a box. The corner window went around the world, but the idea of the thing never followed it. It became merely a window rather than the release of an entire sense of structure."
Both my great grandfathers and grandfather did business with the man . My great grandfather in Phoenix sold him furniture for his school . He sent my grandfather down to the school to collect some money . My grandfather was in his office while FLW was reading a letter . He crumbled the letter cursed and threw it in the trash . It was a letter from Churchill to FLW asking him to come to England and help him rebuild after the war,. My grandfather told me “ I kicked myself for not picking the letter out of the trash . Years latter on a train he designed our family company logo on a napkin while having dinner with my grandfather. Spend time with your grandparents they are history
He should have considered the invitation from Churchill as an honor and a great opportunity to help rebuild. He made a mistake not taking the offer, after all, England was an ally and not an enemy.
@@barrywainwright3391 He designed our family company logo . My great grandfather In Chicago had a home built by him . My great grandfather in Phoenix sold him furniture for his school in Scottsdale . I have photos of the home he built that my grandmother lived in .
6 days ago I learned that my great grandfather worked directly under frank as a pupil and my grandfather under his father. My grandfather James gehr helped build the art fairs of brookfield and many of the museums of art in Wisconsin.
I never knew who frank lyod Wright was beyond some of his work until this week. But knowing that he is the reason my great grandfather and grandfather found dedication and passion and passed those inprirations onto me makes this video all that more inspiring ❤️
FLW was a childhood hero. Introduced to me by my father ....a WWII vet and building contractor. Certainly FLW's work spoke to him, even without his formal education. I'm a 70 year-old architect and FLW's words still ring true.
A dream come true would be to live in a Frank Lloyd Wright home
Falling Water is a testament to his genius, he was something special the likes of which we will never see again.
He is exceedingly straight forward, open, and thorough; thus, Serious, dating or bold to put out the Best Structures he could.
Just came from Allentown Art Museum where I sat in his little room. It is the best part of the museum. There is power in his work that's hard to explain it must be experienced. True genius who loved Japanese art form.
I still remember the first time I saw a picture of Falling Water on my very first art history book, and I was astonished and amazed to read about it. Now a few years later I am actually in my second year and doing a course on it. Still fascinated by this genius.
I never saw Falling Water until I was about 23. When I was a child, I used to day-dream about living in a house like this. I love the way Wright has integrated nature into the house, as if there were no boundary between the wild forest and the cultured human life.
Talking about man who has traveled thru time and was a genius to adapt. Great at age 22 and even greater at age 82
A tear comes at the end, for I want and wish for more...
Thank god this video was shot in 4K
Each of his homes are so interesting thrilling and breathtaking
Thank God for interviews like this so that we can still listen to a great mind at work. His homes are works of art with every detail thought through, and although I have made it my life’s goal to visit as many of his homes as are open, I still have a few to visit.
He was and (still currently - in my eyes) the best architect. Rarely you could encounter an architect that posses full of sensitivities when designing, approches the client with clear proposals and selling his ideas which oftentimes daring and full-of-twists. It is hardly 'convensional'. On top of it, he's productive, frequently uses his celebrity status to educate people basics of his plannings and stick firmly to his imaginative mind. Apparently various of his visions including one where supposedly build up a 'masterpan' of a greater city development are through-and-through visionary - way 'before it is' a thing. By common practice back then, all of the efforts are shoved to town and country planner, he broke the barrier gracefully and that solely really shows how much he want his art helping to sort out life for everyone; not just elites and acedemia figures. Like, he can sit there in the office and crank out more design after design to thick his wallet but he extending his innovation with great aplomb. Who would have thought that pyrex are potential components in playing with lights back then? He made 'architecture' an accessible conversations to be exposed in public and tutored his own academy. The is a great coorelation between home and way of society interacting where it all started out from units of families. It stemmed on a real fundemental, researches and he target the roots of the whole field he believe in rather than just being 'another famous architect'. Kudos! I'd love if anyone who has his books to send me should they don't want to keep it. I've never tired looking at his creations. He's legend in my eyes!
I visited Taliesen West in Phoenix (Scotsdale) in 1972 while going to Arizona State that year. I had always admired Wright's buildings and had a chance to see this famous building. What struck me was the feeling this structure imbued on us , and the 'heady' emotions it seemed to evoke. It was layered with surprise after surprise all done masterfully and with purpose , intelligence and great tact.
His Leiber Meister, Louis Henri Sullivan, was the true genius of modern architecture. Frank Lloyd Wright worked from, and improved upon, Sullivan's original ideas. Louis Sullivan needs to receive the recognition he deserves, very happy to see him mentioned here.
Nice comment 🙂
The interviewer did a fantastic job.
Sounds like Hugh Downs
It is. High Downs died on July 1, 2020 at the age of 99
This is before CAD when an architect was an artist. I loved when he said “I happened to be the son…” Also about not building on the top of a hill…
Architects are still artists. CAD doesn't design for you and the same principles are still applied whether a line is drawn with a computer or a pencil
Agree with 'not building on top of a hill" It seems more prevalent today to do so, the view and all that but in the end the hill has gone, for yourself and everyone else!
Then whoever builds this way struggles to plant trees and a garden !
First time I hear and enjoy Mister FLW's Voice and honesty. When I was a Architecture student, I made a lot of perspectives drawing , and présentations of FLW Life and Work. My fellows used to call me Mister FLW.
At that time Computer, Internet and UA-cam didn't exist.
FLW and Mies Van der Rohe were the best and great Architects that ever existed on earth.
Where I do live now, I every day enjoy driving and passing by Mies Van der Rohe and I.M. Pei projects. I did have the chance to visit N.Y and visit the Guggenhein Museum and Seagram Building drawn respectively by M. FLW. and Mies Van Der Rohe
5:49 Those are few fundaments for parametric architecture. This architect designs with modules and reference grids among other well known strategies of current parametric architecture.
I'm glad this is reviewed again.
Saying that he is the greatest American architect is really underrating statement.
He is the greatest architect of all time, in the World.
..Im Sorry,but with all due respect,I believe that title would have to go to Zaha Hadid,who was a brilliant Architect from the Middle East...May she rest in tranquility and Peace.
No antoni guadi is also a great contender. He is my idol for architecture and this guy as well. Both I really admire when it comes to architecture.
@@LionofLight777 sorry its your opinion
@@ravib8344 .Yes...But I also believe that it's a very good One.✊😶
I.M. Pei, Le Corbusier, Charles Rennie MacIntosh.
Wow!!! What disappointed him is that instead of seeing emulation he has seen a "cheap imitation". Those were his words exactly but what I understood, and I totally agree with him. JUST A GENIUS!!!
I wish I had been able to take part in his fellowship/ school. I love his vision and artistry. He is the best of all times
First, Hugh Downs did not interrupt the person he was interviewing like so many on TV do today. He let Wright give his answers. Hugh Downs, great job and great career! There is almost a sense of disappointment in Wrights voice that he did not get his engineering degree. What most people like to say when they walk through a Wright design is they would want a house "just like this"! Which is exactly what they would not get if Wright were designing a house for them. They would get a house that fit the lot, ground or site that you had purchased and Wright would understand the clients needs or your needs as well. In that way an organic structure that fit the site, the natural products of the area and the clients needs. There was "no need for a steeple" in the church he designed as the roof pointed to the heavens and the space inside brought light in which in Wrights words is the "great beautifier of the building"! The other thing that struck me was that Wright did not consider himself a "teacher" but rather an "exemplar". Would be architects marched to Taliesin to learn from him but not all them had an artistic instinct. As Wright said it can't be taught. The SC Johnson Wax building built in a urban area has no windows to the outside but light from above inside the tall trees (concrete columns) is where light floods into the work space. The employees loved their building even though it leaked! In short listen and take notes and you might learn something!
Most inventive architect of all time. It's my desire as a professional in the built environment to stand where he once stood.
A brilliant man....organic architecture makes sense
I just got back from Taliesin, Wright's Spring Green, Wisconsin, home. Walking through it, I FELT his conception of "organic" in my body. I was indoors and outdoors simultaneously. It was deeply inspiring.
I extremely enjoy listening to this interview again and again!
So unfortunate he was unfaithful to his wife, left his family, and ultimately his actions led to horrible outcomes and death for those closest to him... ua-cam.com/video/3PijyKqmO_g/v-deo.html
One can only imagine how life would have been better if Frank was faithful ? Certainly the young lady and her children would have lived a longer life...
@@SeaJay_Oceans I'm not so sure. Clearly Wright was not religious; so, being faithful to Tobin in terms of a religious definition he was NEVER going to be. Wright realized he was not a family man in the traditional sense either so he did abandon his wife and children which I'm sure was hurtful in many ways but Wright never based his behaviour on what others, in particular society in general, expected. Your theory that his behaviour led to the murders of Mameh Cheney and the others does not hold water - Wright would
have been murdered himself had he been home that day. And Julian Carlton certainly would have killed someone, sometime had he not done so that day.
@@jfq7223 If Mameh Cheney had respected her marriage and his marriage, she and her children would not have been in that building, and thus would not have been slaughtered by Axe. We all have choices to make, and often the consequences of good choices will never be known, but the outcomes of bad choices often are very horrible. So, Make good choices, and be grateful to God for the Things that do not happen... Of course - don't play with sharp axes ! Unless you need to trim some trees, or cut firewood to cook steaks and roast marshmallows...
My favorite architect of ALL TIMES!!!
Wow! 83 and sharp as a tack! I admire the dignity and thoughtfulness of this wonderful man. I imagine he’s helping Jesus build mansions in Heaven ❤️
A very clever and wise man👌🏼
Thank you, this is such a treat! We couldn’t have access to these sorts of interviews when I studied Art In my high school years (late 60s-early 70s). There would not have been anything at the school to play them on, even if we’d known of their existence! I really appreciate this being available. Many thanks again 🙏🏻.
A genius who thought in a dimension and reality few of us on the planet will ever have understanding of - excellent video 👏
He was the greatest architectural genius ever produced by America and he made a lot of contributions, et cetera. But this video only get 5 comments which is proof no one cares about architecture and how important and essential it is in our lives. If this was about the Kardashians it would get 10,000 comments. Everyones minds is in the gutter.
I couldn't agree more! A true genius!
@corbin dallas you obviously don't know what you're talking about. His buildings were built structurally sound and have tested time, unlike todays cheaply built mass produced post and beam homes. Wright was way ahead of his time, invented and contributed much to architecture and is the greatest Architect of the 19th century. I toured most of his buildings and they still look as good today as they did 100 years ago. What this country needs is organic architects who build with nature instead of against it. I could go on and on.
Another piece of evidence that no one cares about architects is the average salary. At Less than than $80k, this is outrageous for a career in a competitive industry that is very demanding and requires 5 years of hard work in college.
Frank had issues with women... dead women... ua-cam.com/video/3PijyKqmO_g/v-deo.html
He built nice buildings, but his personal life ended badly, which is unfortunate.
One decision in his life destroyed the lives of so many other people, and their was no reason for it but the folly of human nature itself.
Look at what London has become now. Look along the river Thames. It was once an elegant and charming city. Now a hotchpotch of weird distorted shapes without unity or elegance. The early twentyfirst century's bad taste is exemplified by this city's riverscape.
Light Years Ahead of His Time !!! An Absolute Genius !!!....
Ty. I came here for an architecture lesson and got a life lesson. I always liked Frank Lloyd Wright, and now I know why.
this video was a true gem to find --thank you
There is so much confidence in your voice sir... Thanks for uploading this video
Thank you so much !
Actually, this interview took place roughly in 1950, as evidence that they said it was his 83rd year, and he was born in 1867.
"Architecture for freedom and democracy." What a thoughtful and articulate man. This interview also contains the famous quote, "Early in my life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility." What a fascinating character. I'm so glad that someone posted this interview.
A remarkable pioneer of introspective nature inspired architecture in great conviction with reverence. If humans weren't so greed driven preoccupied with mindless pursuits we may have avoided destroying our planet.
This was really nice. Thank you.
I just love the Man & it is so good to see him explain his art.
Great Video. Thanks for sharing. We have done some great videos on Wrights work including Falling Water. Love his work! He was amazing.
Some credit should also go to The interviewer , some amazing questions he has asked
Incredible interview. Wright is in a stream of consciousness while answer the questions wit h depth. Amazing compilation of his concepts--in 30 minutes.
Thank You
Hugh Downs does an amazing interview of one of my heros...Frank Lloyd Wright is one of the best American independent thinkers. Just like Jefferson his thoughts have affected us all wether we recognize it or not. Such as life. So beautiful to be able to hear him speak.
PS High Downs is really gorgeous....WOW 😅
Hugh Downs was never outclassed as an interviewer nor outclassed by his interviewees. His body language was always relaxed and his queries and comments delivered in a calm and interested manner. Just the tops.
I realize he is fairly old here, but I didn't imagine him to be so "wooden". Maybe he was slightly intimidated by the cameras. Great stuff, and thanks!
In architecture school I truly loved Wright. But I was totally immersed in a form of postmodernism that is contextualism. Most of my work was in Brooklyn, NY. Nothing modern or organic there. Now I am over seventy years old. But what a ride that architecture career was. Truly an unbelievable experience in life.
Genius!!!
No one thinks of architecture this way any longer. Cookie cutter is the mode these days. He had such vision for life and an idea of building for the people rather than for a corporation. I will say that some of his projects suffer from exposure to the elements. Longevity and low maintenance did not seem to be his greatest attribute. However his designs always make me think and feel a certain way. They speak as he does.
Surprised he did not understand or look into Hopi's, Mandans, Sioux, as Tribal groups did have fairly complex Organic structures of great skills, but Indians were generally mistreated or loss to reparations as they lost their Native Homelands.
I think FLW, was aware of the many shacks built up in other floors, leading to collapses, not Safe, but.Rentable, structurally unsound after new levels were built on top successively without stricter Building Codes.
Now that was a genius
Wright and Kahn in particular added spirituality and romance to architecture.
Ground up, it is true, with many Revolutionary Ideas, he must have kept it somewhat Private. Surprise Solar was mentioned, but his Statements are suggesting this I think.
Deep
Great work watch out for the 13 down, got to change that to 14 . 13 , unlucky number .
Taliesin West is in Arizona.
The g.o.a.t everything built after him has a piece of him in it I could go on for days the greatest american architect ever
Wright would object to your qualifying adjective ;)
@@jfq7223 I am new to his work an who he was but I've been diving in deep mybad if I offended with my slang or punctuation
@@jthrilla9147 No offense - it was a joke among people who knew him. If some one told him 'you're the greatest living architect' he would say 'what do you mean 'living' I'm the greatest ever :)
@@jfq7223 reallyyy hahahaha I seen some of the videos of him I must have missed that part he is even cooler to me now
Do you think he would be happy with how architecture has developed out do you think he would be saddened?
"The decentralization." - A fading dream.
I like this
what is the music at the end of the video. sounds dope. emo angular lo-fi indie
I can't believe I had to tell my parents that FLW is My great grandfather
How did that parentage come about? Do tell.
The Goat🐐
Karma never loses an address.
Great videos. thank you.
FYI:
Rents and utilities takes most of our income. I lived P2P, but I was happy to have the incomes.
I was able to travel, buy what I wanted, and I do have a budget to this 79th year. I help non beggars help themselves, and I still saved.
FYI:
Thank you for your excellent videos and stay safe and blessed.
Expose all of these Greedy Criminals!!!
Thank you God for not making me a GREEDY and Dishonest crook. I paid my own rent, car notes, utilities , vacations, and I help non beggars help themselves.You reap what you sow, and stop thinking the rich, by hook or crook, are better than anyone else. God does not have favorites, and we go when the wagon comes. GREED and being HEARTLESS will and is destroying the world. Put a d before anger, and you get danger.
SOLUTIONS: DEPORT to the wilderness of Alaska and Siberia one way, and harvest their organs.
Decent people want to enjoy our cities, and we are not beggars, but want to earn our incomes.
ALL LIVES MATTER!
V.M. 16:00 Wright says the (house as a) box was a symbol of fascism. This is exactly my objection to the Worlds Fair buildings from the 1920's. The architects rushed to build something that looked new and modern. Instead, all the buildings looked like a prison.
What resource did you get this film from? Is there any way I can use a few clips from it?
The corner window remarks are profound.
A man way behond his time and wonder if he were here today what would be.
10:30 so lovely.
Song by It's an Icicle by Don Juan?
Same center line, through all changes.
Development, he is quite interesting, thought of City as zoned or not.
Solar wasn't mentioned, edit, yet with Glass, I am sure he found that out.
Wayne’s world got me here . And mushrooms 😂 . This guy rocks
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@@user-ps5zj7wk5x dang , I forgot about this. Now I wish I knew what about Wayne’s world sent me to frank 😂
@@jumpingspider9 😂 cute
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Almost all his answers could be expanded in to lectures, and they would be interesting and enlightening.
I always wondered why he was so famous. Now I know.
Howard Roark himself! 😃
26:55 ❤
first year ARCHITECTURE student
The importance of Parents making choices to guide their children, before they are born...
I like that someone noticed that part. That was extremely beautiful without him even knowing it. A natural.
FLW ASMR 🥰
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