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discusses the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. The museum was Frank Lloyd
Wright’s final major work and, in many ways, it was a comprehensive representation of
his larger vision regarding light, space, and flow and how those elements affect human
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more information on using this paper properly! Introduction From its beginning, the Guggenheim Museum in New York City has dealt with controversy. According to a "time capsule" article
in Time magazine (11-03-97), in November of 1959, the New York Times art critic, John Canaday described it as: "A war between architecture and painting, in which both come out
badly maimed" on the front page of the Times (pp. 41). The New York Herald Tribunes critic Emily Genauer called it: "The most beautiful building in America" (pp. 41). Not
to be outdone in the criticism department, the New York Daily Mirror talked about it in an editorial in which it was stated that the museum was: "A building that
should be put in a museum to show how mad the 20th Century is" (pp. 41). Obviously, feelings ran either hot or cold about the $3 million Solomon R.
Guggenheim Museum -- there were no luke-warm reactions. Perhaps the museums architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, could have predicted that since many if not most of his designs were greeted with
that kind of critical response that ranged from the greatest praise to the most vehement scorn. The Guggenheim was Wrights final major work and, in many ways, it was a
comprehensive representation of his larger vision regarding light, space, and flow and how those elements affect human beings. Acknowledging the Architect Any review of Frank Lloyd Wright or
any of his buildings must include an acknowledgment and attempt to understand Wrights greater vision of "organic design." When one considers Wrights awareness of and commitment to organic processes and
development in building, it can easily be seen in the many ways that it is revealed in the sweep of a roof, a terraced room, the curve of a wall
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