Through manifesto and a lifetime of designs, Frank Lloyd Wright’s theories on design have worked off of his mentors idea that “form follows function”.  His designs were focused on being organic in the sense of connecting to nature.  Wright and his team of architects that he called the “The New School of the Middle West” are known for creating a style that was derived from the American landscape, and that fit the needs of the American lifestyle, but throughout Wright’s career, his designs and buildings were shaped around their own personal landscape, needs, and qualities.  His use of materials and simplistic ideals tied his structures into their surroundings, designing every ornamentation down to the furniture and windows, every little detail having a purpose to interact the user to its space, furthering his foundation in creating a living structure.  As Wright strived to create living environments, he did not believe in a structure without a purpose, therefore my shrine serves as an art piece, taking blueprints from some of his building designs, I abstracted a shrine that plays with the solids and voids, involving every space as Wright does in every detail of his buildings.  The structure also serves as a social space, bring people together with some of his most known stained glass window designs, letting in the natural light while allowing shade to a comfortable area.  Here over ten of Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpieces are recorded and displayed to the public, forever honoring his memory.

Elegy

When form follows function, structures are created through emptiness.

Frank Lloyd Wright Inspiration Pieces and Process Work

(Laser Cut Illustrator Document)