
A LESSON LEARNED FROM FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT – FROM MAJOR TO MINOR
When I was a young architect I studied the floor plans of Frank Lloyd Wright because I thought there was something special about them. What I discovered was they were organized using axes. Often there was a major long axis. Then there might be shorter cross axes. This axial development had several advantages. First, they became a strong organizing influence on the design. Rooms and galleries often happened on both sides of the axis. Also the vistas were quite rewarding when t