Comments by "mpetersen6" (@mpetersen6) on "How Frank Lloyd Wright Reshaped America" video.

  1. I wanted to become an architect but found l had a major problem with math. I just could not catch on to calculus. But then when introduced to Algebra l had lots of trouble with it. Until l explained to the instructor that a,b and c. X,y and z didn't mean anything to me. Then she plugged in values and the light went on. Regarding calculus. I have had others say they had a lot of trouble with it. It seems to be primarily an issue of the instructor than the subject matter.
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  2. IMO Wright designed some truely beautiful buildings. Homes, houses of worship, etc. But in my opinion he was hamstrung by the materials available at the time. Plus you could not pay me to live in one of his designs. A normal American home takes enough work to maintain on the inside. A FLW home you would need staff. But then he was not designing for the average home buyer. Post war l personally think he should have focused on designing quality homes designed for the emerging market of the time. Homes designed around using factory produced elements such as walls that could be combined on site.
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