Week 2 – Chicago and FLW

 Lecture slides

2014 – Chicago School and Frank Lloyd Wright (Image selection : Varun Thautam)

2015 – Chicago and FLW (Image selection  : Prof. John Stuart)


Suggested Readings

Click here for the scans. The books /movies are available in the library / online.

  1. Wright, F. (n.d.). The Art and Craft of the Machine. Brush and Pencil, 77-77.
  2. Loos, A., & Opel, A. (1998). Ornament and crime: Selected essays. Riverside, Calif.: Ariadne Press.
  3. Sullivan, Louis (1892), Ornament in Architecture. The Engineering Magazine
  4. Must see. The Mike Wallace interviews [Motion picture]. (1957). [s.n.].
Optional Readings
  1. Wright, F., & Devane, A. (1975). In the cause of architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright: Essays. New York: Architectural Record.
  2. Jencks, C. (1983). Kings of infinite space: Frank Lloyd Wright & Michael Graves (pp. 7-12). London: Academy Editions ;.

Required Activity

Please give your response to the readings and movies here.

You will be evaluated on..
a. Understanding the Content
b. Conceptualizing your Opinion

This weeks readings contributes a total of 4 Marks towards the final grade.
The deadline to submit your responses on the monday of the next week. You are allowed to edit your response after submission.

Late responses receive a 10% deduction per week.

Response Evaluation of the class

Your individual responses and comments are up here. Marks are updated on dropbox.

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