Robie House Syllabus

Frank Lloyd Wright Robie House: The Illustrated Story of an Architectural Masterpiece

DAY 1
Reading for March 16, 2020

1. Introduction Frank Lloyd Wright Trust
2. Architecture 101
3. The Wright Family
4. Wright - The Five Influences
5. Wright - Organic Architecture

DAY 2
Reading for March 18, 2020

1. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House pp. 1-34
   (Text books will be supplied on the first night of class)
2. Prairie Style

DAY 3
Reading for March 21, 2020

1. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House pp. 35-94
2. Robie House Fact Sheet and Supplemental Information
3. Interpretation and Tour Presentation

DAY 4
Reading for March 23, 2020

1. Robie House Timeline of Historic Events and Chronology of Ownership
2. Overview of the Conservation and Restoration of the Frederick C Robie House

Supplemental Resources and Readings

1. Robie House Conservation Management Plan
2. FLW Genealogy Glossary of Art & Architectural Terms
3. William C. Wright Genealogy
4. Wright's Early Career
5. Architects in the Oak Park Studio
6. Artists Who Worked With Wright
7. Wright's Later Work
8. Other Prairie School Architects
9. Residential Architecture of 19th and 20th Centuries
10. Hyde Park and University of Chicago History
11. Robie House CAF Highlights Tour Overview
12. Robie House Logistics Safety Security
13. Robie House Safety, Security & Evacuation Plan
14. Bibliography
15. Training for Interpretation - Five Objectives
16. Acknowledgements & Copyright