Learning From Nature

Wright's childhood vacations were spent with his mother's brother uncle James Lloyd-Jones working on the farm he owned in the family valley near Wisconsin. This is undoubtedly one of the most important periods in the development of Wright's architectural genius. Wright was set to work on the farm undertaking labour that was by no means easy, as Wright describes; 'It had begun-this business of adding 'tired' to 'tired', and adding it again-and adding it again."(1) What this hard graft taught Wright was that, "work was adventure."(2) but more significantly the importance of the underlying order of nature. He was coming into contact with natural elements that had remained practically unchanged since man's arrival on earth. It was during this time that his genuine love and understanding of nature was cemented.




(1)Frank Lloyd Wright, An Autobiography,London:Faber 1945. Book Two:Fellowship,p22.
(2)Frank Lloyd Wright, An Autobiography,London:Faber 1945. Book Two:Fellowship,p25.