AR320  7th  Homework  

 Frank  Lloyd  wright  and  Broadacre  city  :  

 Frank Lloyd Wright, an American architect, interior designer and writer, born in June 8, 1867, he founded the principle of Organic architecture, he completed 500 works.

Frank Lloyd Wright

       

In 1928, Frank Lloyd Wright had an idea that was to become an obsession. He was sixty-one-years old. After divorce with his second wife, he finally married Olga Ivanovna, He was ready to start anew. He wanted to craft his legacy. Frank  Lloyd  Wright  had  the  vision  of  broadacre  city  with  every  man  and  his  family  having  1  whole  acre  of  space  for  living,  by 1935, Frank Lloyd Wright had free labor to assist in building a large model of Broadacre City.  

 Braodacre  city  model  

     

Among some of the features of the Broadacre City, schools, cinemas, gas stations, general merchandising

and markets, little factories and so on, no more traffic problems and no landlords or tenants.

Another  image  of  the  broadacre  city  model.  

     

   

Broadacre  city  model  plan.    

   

A  sketch  for  a  vision  of  Broadacre  city.  

Maison  Du  Peuple  :    

Designed  by  the  Belgian  Architect  Victor  Horta  who  was  born  in  January  6  1861.  

 

 Image  of  Maison  Du  peuple    

     

Maison  Du  Peuple,  an  amazing  building  designed  by  Victor  Horta,  it  was  built  in  1899  on  a  slope  and  along  a  circular  square,  Horta  was  able  to  succeed  with  his  design  by  drawing  no  less  than  8,500  square  meters  of  plans,  the  building  was  built  using  brick,  steel  and  glass  and  was  considered  a  building  of  modern  architecture,  unfortunately  the  building  was  replaced  by  a  generic  building  in  1966.    

   

 Maison  Du  Peuple’s  Plan.  

   

Maison  Du  Peuple’s  Section.  

 Interior  View.  

 

 Remains  of  Maison  Du  Peuple  after  it  was  removed.  

 

Sources:        

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadacre_City      

http://www.thefranklloydwrighttour.com/apps/blog/show/11108693-­‐broadacre-­‐city-­‐frank-­‐lloyd-­‐wright  

 http://www.oobject.com/9-­‐utopian-­‐architectural-­‐projects/frank-­‐lloyd-­‐wright-­‐

broadacre-­‐city/8615/      

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Horta    

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maison_du_Peuple      

http://www.google.com/search?um=1&hl=en&safe=active&tbo=d&biw=1440&bih=717&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=maison+du+peuple&oq=maison+du+peuple&gs_l=img.12..0l4j0i2

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