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Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America

There is a wonderful picture of him, six months before he died, on top of the Guggenheim...

There is a wonderful picture of him, six months before he died, on top of the Guggenheim Museum, and he's looking on top of the world

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- There is a wonderful picture of him,
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six months before he died,
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on top of the Guggenheim Museum,
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and he's looking on top of the world.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:17
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 think, Frank was having a lot of fun, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:07
I think, Frank was having a lot of fun,
- The evolution of the Guggenheim is fascinating, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:07
- The evolution of the Guggenheim is fascinating,
So much in his late career was there in embryo - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:09
So much in his late career was there in embryo
Here, he turned to an old, unbuilt design - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:07
Here, he turned to an old, unbuilt design
First, he turned it upside down, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:07
First, he turned it upside down,
Then, he turned it inside out, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:06
Then, he turned it inside out,
The result became one of the most - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:05
The result became one of the most
The Guggenheim Art Museum was Frank Lloyd Wright's - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:15
The Guggenheim Art Museum was Frank Lloyd Wright's
Into their landscape of soaring vertical lines, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:12
Into their landscape of soaring vertical lines,
Inside, the Guggenheim was the logical culmination - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:10
Inside, the Guggenheim was the logical culmination
It's a building with just one room, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:06
It's a building with just one room,
Others, like me, would rather begin at the bottom. - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:04
Others, like me, would rather begin at the bottom.
But once you're on your way, Frank Lloyd Wright - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:05
But once you're on your way, Frank Lloyd Wright
In traditional museums, you're sometimes not sure - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:10
In traditional museums, you're sometimes not sure
You can see where you're going, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:06
You can see where you're going,
You're drawn naturally up the path, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:14
You're drawn naturally up the path,
You're not just looking at art, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:06
You're not just looking at art,
Back in the 1950s, however, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:09
Back in the 1950s, however,
The sloping walls they said - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:06
The sloping walls they said
The windows would allow in too much or too little light, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:11
The windows would allow in too much or too little light,