Fig. 1 Photo of Fallingwater ( Source: https://vimeo.com/398144350 )
Fallingwater (Fig. 1) is a house designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935 in the Laurel Highlands of southwest Pennsylvania. The house was designed to serve as a weekend retreat. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark on May 11th, 1976.[7] In 1991, members of the American Institute of Architects named Fallingwater the "best all-time work of American architecture" and in 2007, it was ranked 29th on the list of America's Favorite Architecture according to the AI. (Wiki,2022) Fallingwater stands as one of Wright's greatest masterpieces both for its dynamism and for its integration with its striking natural surroundings. They were making it look modern and timeless, giving a sense of floating on the waterfall. Creates a harmonious feeling around the surrounding, between man and nature, which makes it an essential piece of work by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Fig. 2 Photo of Johnson Wax Museum ( Source: https://vimeo.com/398144350 )
Johnson Wax Museum (Fig. 2) is the world headquarters and administration building of S. C. Johnson & Son in Racine, Wisconsin. Its distinctive "lily pad" columns and other innovations revived Wright's career at a point when he was losing influence. (Wiki,2022) The design is like vintage science fiction, step inside, and find yourself in another dimension, which creates an artificial interior world atmosphere. The building is an inspiring and uplifting landscape, using simple concepts and no windows. Allowing diligent light enters from above, using a designed glass as a roof. Some may also say they are working or walking in a forest, where huge columns leap above the sky. The design was clear for all to see, although back in the 1930s, this design made some people distinctly nervous. Nonetheless, his belief in the sanity of nature integrated into his works, which leads him to his success.
Fig. 3 Photo of Taliesin ( Source: https://vimeo.com/398144350 )
One of the other ‘genius’ projects would be Taliesin (Fig. 3). Taliesin, sometimes known as Taliesin East, Taliesin Spring Green, or Taliesin North after 1937, was the estate of Welsh American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The 600-acre (240 ha) property was developed on land that originally belonged to Wright's maternal family. (Wiki,2022) Taliesin was built near his valley where he will feel safe, which sits on the top hill. Created a building on how architecture and nature should coexist, becoming a unity. He uses local material, creating the interior and exterior to flow together, organically to its unique form, which makes a very unique and intriguing point of concept.
Fig. 4 Photo of Garden By the Bay ( Source: https://www.gardensbythebay.com.sg/ ) Fig. 5 Photo of Jewel Changi ( Source: https://www.klook.com/en-IN/activity/25872-jewel-changi-airport-attractions-ticket-singapore/ )
When we put his designs with Singapore buildings, there is a spot for similar and different concepts. The Johnson Wax Museum has a similar concept to one of our famous tourist spots, which is Gardens By the Bay (Fig.4) . With a similar concept of having pillars plotting around the interior (Johnson Wax Museum) and exterior (Garden By the Bay). Trying to show similar concepts, creating a pillar that refers to the nature of the tree's structure. Whereas another project to distinguish their differences in concepts would be Taliesin. As read previously, Taliesin was created as a concept of coexistence with nature, to become a unity. As for Singapore, I would say we are proceeding in that direction, with the limited land space we have, it is not that easy. However, the recently built Jewel Changi (Fig. 5) in Singapore really inspired me, with another concept of coexistence. Although they have different concepts, it still inspires me as my own beliefs would be the user experience of the spaces for the user. With that, I would say his works are relevant in Singapore too.
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