CONTENTS TO THE YOUNG MAN IN ARCHITECTURE, - a message by Frank Lloyd Wright INTRODUCTION - aims and objectives - scope and limitations - methodology CHAPTER ONE: BRIEF BACKGROUND AND THE SOURCES OF INFLUENCE OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT 1.0 brief background 1.1 Frank Lloyd Wright and his family 1.2 frobel geometry 1.3 nature 1.4 owen jones 1.5 Louis Sullivan 1.5.1 Louis Sullivans philosophy 1.6 H.H.Richardson 1.7 Japanese art and architecture CHAPTER TWO: UNDERSTANDING THE ARCHITECTURE OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT 2.0 Frank Lloyd Wright and the American Architecture 2.1 breaking of the box 2.2 propositions laid by Frank Lloyd Wright 2.3 architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright 2.3.1 atrium type 2.3.2 beginnings and the evolution of the atrium type 2.4 tower type 2.5 site patterns 2.5.1 closed system site patterns 2.5.2 open system site patterns 2.6 the hearth type 2.6.1 the midwest prairie house \ cruciform house 2.6.1.1 the classic cruciform 2.6.1.2 in line house 2.6.1.3 pinwheel type 2.6.2 wilderness house 2.6.3 the suburban usonian house 2.7 Frank Lloyd Wrights organic architecture 2.7.1 integrity 2.7.1.1 integrity of the built with the surroundings \ context 2.7.1.2 integrity of the part to whole 2.7.2 free \ open plan for continuity of spaces 2.7.3 exterior as an expression of the interior CHAPTER THREE: MAKING OF THE MASTERPIECES 3.1 criteria for the selection and analysis of the buildings 3.1.1 Robie House (1908) Chicago, Illinois 3.1.2 Fallingwater (1936) Mill Run Pennsylvania 3.2 introduction of the Robie House 3.2.1 history of Robie House 3.2.2 analysis and the making of the Robie House 3.3 introduction of the Fallingwater 3.3.1 history of the Fallingwater 3.3.2 analysis and the making of the Fallingwater OBSERVATIONS AND CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY ILLUSTRATION CREDITS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS