21st Century: Query 192 (Frank Lloyd Wright)
~ Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer, and educator,
whose creative period spanned more than 70 years, designing more than 1,000
structures, of which 532 were completed. Wright believed in designing
structures that were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy
he called organic architecture. This philosophy was
best exemplified by Fallingwater (1935), which has been called “the best
all-time work of American architecture.” As a founder of organic architecture,
Wright played a key role in the architectural movements of the twentieth
century, influencing three generations of architects worldwide through his
works.
How might Wright’s
statement be true or false?
What, exactly,
does he reveal about his feelings toward bureaucrats, which, presumably,
includes politicians?
What does he
mean when he says, “You can’t nail [bureaucrats] to a wall?”
In this quote,
there may be an implied reference to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, a flesh,
blood, and bone human who suffered a painful for death for, essentially, being
a problematic citizen. By comparing bureaucrats to “custard pies,” what is he
suggesting about people who seem to escape consequences when they experience moral
or legal lapses?
How might his
profession inform his viewpoint toward bureaucrats?