As a child he used to spend a lot of time playing with the Kindergarten educational blocks given by his mother

These blocks were geometrically shaped blocks that could be put together in a number of compinations to form a three dimensional compostions. These blocks influenced his approach to design. Many of his buildings are notable for the geometrical clarity they exhibit.

Wright started his formal education in 1885 at the University of Wisconsin School for Engineering. In 1887, Wright left the university without taking a degree and moved to Chicago, where he joined the architectural firm of Joseph Lyman Lyman Silsbee. Within that year, he had left Silsbee to work for the firm of Adler and Sullivan.

In 1893, Wright left Adler and Sullivan to establish his own practice.

Between 1901 and 1911, his residential designs were "Prairie Houses" (extended low buildings with shallow sloping roofs, clean sky lines, suppressed chimneys, overhangs and terraces, using unadorned natural materials), so called because the design is considered to complement the land around Chicago. Wright also played a significant role in "open plan" ideas for residential interiors and he came to regard interior space as a more significant part of his designs.

As a child he used to spend a lot of time playing with the Kindergarten educational blocks given by his mother

These blocks were geometrically shaped blocks that could be put together in a number of compinations to form a three dimensional compostions. These blocks influenced his approach to design. Many of his buildings are notable for the geometrical clarity they exhibit.

Wright started his formal education in 1885 at the University of Wisconsin School for Engineering. In 1887, Wright left the university without taking a degree and moved to Chicago, where he joined the architectural firm of Joseph Lyman Lyman Silsbee. Within that year, he had left Silsbee to work for the firm of Adler and Sullivan.

In 1893, Wright left Adler and Sullivan to establish his own practice.

Between 1901 and 1911, his residential designs were "Prairie Houses" (extended low buildings with shallow sloping roofs, clean sky lines, suppressed chimneys, overhangs and terraces, using unadorned natural materials), so called because the design is considered to complement the land around Chicago. Wright also played a significant role in "open plan" ideas for residential interiors and he came to regard interior space as a more significant part of his designs.