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Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America

The Robie House lookedas modern and powerful as the Great Lakes steamersthat docked in...

The Robie House looked
as modern and powerful as the Great Lakes steamers
that docked in Chicago

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The Robie House looked as modern and powerful
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as the Great Lakes steamers that docked in Chicago.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:39
Uploaded
Jun 30, 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.
The huge projecting roof was Wright's most daring to date. - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:05
The huge projecting roof was Wright's most daring to da...
Inside too, Wright used this building to experiment, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:10
Inside too, Wright used this building to experiment,
(door creaking) - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:15
(door creaking)
And as you climb the stairs, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:08
And as you climb the stairs,
But then you're forced to turn, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:10
But then you're forced to turn,
And one final turn, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:13
And one final turn,
(gentle music) - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:13
(gentle music)
In the unlimited free flow of the Robie House, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:08
In the unlimited free flow of the Robie House,
One final thing about the Robie House - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:09
One final thing about the Robie House
You got the furniture too, which Wright designed, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:06
You got the furniture too, which Wright designed,
Curtain and blinds were out, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:06
Curtain and blinds were out,
Wright had astonishing self-belief, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:05
Wright had astonishing self-belief,
He called interior decorators inferior desecrators, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:12
He called interior decorators inferior desecrators,
In the case of the Robie House, he even designed - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:05
In the case of the Robie House, he even designed
(uptempo piano music) - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:19
(uptempo piano music)
- He himself started to see - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:13
- He himself started to see
How did he become someone to reckon with? - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:05
How did he become someone to reckon with?
Well, one way to do that is to dress differently - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:09
Well, one way to do that is to dress differently
I think, that was the start of what one - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:09
I think, that was the start of what one
- Wright's unconventional conduct crossed the line - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:07
- Wright's unconventional conduct crossed the line