Frank Lloyd Wright vs. Frank Gehry

First up is Frank Lloyd Wright. This man is a BOSS. He is, right now, my favorite architect. I love his principles which is that a house should blend with its environment and that the interior and exterior should be visually and physically integrated. Another thing that i love about this guy is that he is very different from most architects. Unlike many he is known for being a builder of houses whereas most architects are known for building big commissions. I feel that the most important building is one's home. Without a home, most of the other buildings become insignificant. Wright's structure Falling Water is just breathtaking in many was. When you look at it, you can already tell that it fits in perfectly with it's environment. It does look a little isolated but it looks very peaceful. Another cool thing is that it was built in 1936! However, whenever i look at it, I still think that it was built recently. The way he incorporates cantilevers to replicate the way the rocks protrude is pure genius. The stones used in building the house also help blend with the trees. The colors of the rocks are similar to the color of the bark of the trees. I thought that was pretty cool. Also i like the way the waterfall comes off a protruding rock right under a cantilever. That specific cantilever is perfect because it really makes me feel like the cantilever is like the protruding rocks. Everything about the house is just so well incorporated with the surroundings and also it looks very professional, very creative, and overall just very beautiful.

The next artist i'm going to talk about is Frank Gehry. Gehry built the Guggenheim Museum in Spain. First of all, the cool thing i learned was that there's another Guggenheim Museum. I never knew that there was one in spain. Anyway, I like the way that this structure appears. At first i didn't like the metallic look. However, after i looked at it for a little longer i quickly changed my mind. This building is cool because it looks just like a flower. It's kind of a trip. It looks like there are many different metal structures combined to make one big one. It also looks like the shape could change if you look at it from a different angle. It kind of reminds me of an optical illusion. In the picture shown in the book, it also reminds me of a giant boat. Maybe that's why i didn't like it at first. However, it is beautiful in more of a sad way to me. The color of the water and the color of the museum blend together in a way similar to that of Wright's structures. This flower seems well incorporated with it's surroundings. It's kind of like a jungle with a flower by the stream. However, the metallic look and the color of the water kind of made it look polluted to me. but all in all it is still a pretty cool structure.

The two structures are both similar because they incorporate their surroundings. Gehry made his "metal flower" blend well with the water. However, Wright's structure was just magnificent. It blends much better in it's environment than Gehry's structure does. I guess it is at this point where you could see the difference is taste or skill. However, it could also be the different scenery. Gehry's structure does blend well with the city ambiance... kind of. The difference between the two artists though is that Gehry builds the bigger structures whereas Wright builds homes. However, when it comes down to it, both artists are pretty awesom even though i do like Frank Lloyd Wright better.