As Frank Lloyd Wright developed his greatest domestic
architectural style, he drew on two key influences: the Midwestern
Prairie and Japanese art and architecture.
Join Off the Map on an excursion to discover Wright's first Prairie masterwork plus other rarely-seen works, and to experience these two influences for yourself.
I'll pick you up at your hotel, and we'll drive north up Lake Shore Drive, which offers stunning views of Lake Michigan. We'll see some Wright homes along Sheridan Road as we cross into Chicago's North Shore suburbs.
We'll visit the Japanese Garden with its three islands and the 15-acre Prairie at the Chicago Botanic Garden so you can see beautiful examples of the vistas, colors and textures which sparked Wright's genius.
Then we'll see how it all comes together in Frank Lloyd Wright's
Ward Willits house in the suburb of Highland Park.
Along the way, we'll stop and walk around Frank Lloyd Wright's
Ravine Bluffs subdivision, cross the only bridge he ever built
[several times, if you like!], and view other Prairie homes by
Wright and his associates, plus a school in the Prairie style
by John Van Bergen, who worked in Wright's Oak Park Studio.
And perhaps we’ll stop to enjoy a late-afternoon espresso or tea on our trip back to the city.
By the way, if you wish to see that cool house in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," just ask! |
