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80 years on from its construction
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Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America

80 years on from its construction, it still takes your breath away, looking...

80 years on from its construction, it still takes your breath away, looking fantastically
modern, and yet timeless

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80 years on from its construction,
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it still takes your breath away,
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looking fantastically modern, and yet timeless.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:59
Uploaded
Jul 01, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Wildflame Productions

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Movie Summary

Frank Lloyd Wright is America's greatest ever architect. But few people know about the Welsh roots that shaped his life and world-famous buildings. Now, leading Welsh architect Jonathan Adams sets off across America to explore Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpieces for himself. Along the way, he uncovers the tempestuous life story of the man behind them, and the secrets of his radical Welsh background.
I've been looking at buildings for a very long time now, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:06
I've been looking at buildings for a very long time now...
- Fallingwater that's the one quintessential building to me. - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:04
- Fallingwater that's the one quintessential building t...
It's the way it's situated in its landscape, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:09
It's the way it's situated in its landscape,
In our minds it's a vast city of horizontals and verticals. - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:05
In our minds it's a vast city of horizontals and vertic...
- Now, the fundamental call that Wright made - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:06
- Now, the fundamental call that Wright made
Edgar Kaufmann had expected that his new house - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:07
Edgar Kaufmann had expected that his new house
Nobody anticipated that Wright would site the building - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:15
Nobody anticipated that Wright would site the building
The huge slab of rock from which the water drops - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:09
The huge slab of rock from which the water drops
The effect is to harmonise the building with its setting, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:10
The effect is to harmonise the building with its setting,
(gentle music) - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:13
(gentle music)
The floor is polished stone, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:08
The floor is polished stone,
The long lines of windows lift you into the treetops, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:12
The long lines of windows lift you into the treetops,
There's a wonderful feeling of security here, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:07
There's a wonderful feeling of security here,
There's even room at Fallingwater - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:12
There's even room at Fallingwater
After barren years, Fallingwater - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:12
After barren years, Fallingwater
No other building of Wright's more clearly expresses - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:07
No other building of Wright's more clearly expresses
The waterfall on its own was undoubtedly beautiful, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:11
The waterfall on its own was undoubtedly beautiful,
Very few buildings anywhere from any time in history, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:09
Very few buildings anywhere from any time in history,
(lively music) - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:12
(lively music)
The site could hardly have been more different, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:09
The site could hardly have been more different,