His works can be best described as breathtaking and eccentric. Most were set to blend into their surroundings, but they also had a personal "look" to them, as displayed in the picture of the Fallingwater house (on right). Of the Jazz Age, these new buildings brought many new changes to the United States and beyond.
Born in the mid-to-late 1800s, Frank Lloyd Wright transformed from a common, native Wisconsinite, to an accomplished and recognized figure in the history of American architecture. The creation of interesting houses in big-city neighborhoods like Oak Park, Illinois, as well as many incredible buildings, (such as the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan) would later become famous tourist attraction sites, and can all be credited to an exceptional architect and designer of throughout the 20th century.
http://www.cmgww.com/historic/flw/bio.html
http://www.taliesinpreservation.org/frank-lloyd-wright
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