Frank Lloyd Wright: Quick Facts
News •
Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright then wronged by neglect, South Park Terrace heads for auction
• Oct. 30, 2026, 9:15 PM ET (Chicago Sun-Times)
Visitor killed by piece of roof blown off Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home in Arizona
• Oct. 22, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (CTV News)
Brazilian tourist killed by piece of roof blown off Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home in Arizona
• Oct. 21, 2026, 7:34 PM ET (NBC)
Visitor Killed by Roof Debris at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West
• Oct. 19, 2026, 2:25 PM ET (New York Times)
Facts
| Born | June 8, 1867 • Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Died | April 9, 1959 (aged 91) • Phoenix • Arizona |
| Notable Works | Fallingwater • Guggenheim Museum • Robie House • Taliesin and Taliesin West |
| Movement / Style | Brutalism • International Style • Prairie style • organic architecture |
| Subjects Of Study | organic architecture • architecture |
Photos
Related Biographies
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
American architect
Le Corbusier
Swiss architect
Bertrand Goldberg
American architect
Bruce Graham
American architect
Louis Sullivan
American architect
Daniel Burnham
American architect
Henry Ives Cobb
American architect
Stanley Tigerman
American architect
John Wellborn Root
American architect
Harry M. Weese
American architect
William Holabird
American architect
William Le Baron Jenney
American engineer and architect
Dankmar Adler
American architect
Walter Gropius
German-American architect
Richard Meier
American architect
Philip Johnson
American architect
Marcel Breuer
Hungarian architect
Richard Joseph Neutra
Austrian-American architect
Walter Burley Griffin
American architect and city planner
George Grant Elmslie
American architect
